He received the official position of court painter in 1944.

And like all court painters, he is full of gossip.

By the 20th century court painters was an obsolete position.

But what most united them was that they were first and foremost court painters.

Such duties were often expected of a Renaissance court painter.

In addition to his title as court painter, he was given an officer's rank.

In 1696, he succeeded his father's occupation and became an official court painter.

Of course, this is what was expected of a court painter.

The result, of course, was quite different from the fashionable images captured by court painters in the 19th century.

He was invited to Vienna to be a court painter, and remained there until his death.

Charles employed English and foreign court painters from whom he commissioned new works.

He was trained by his father who worked as a court painter in Kolovrat.

He also worked as teacher during his tenure as court painter.

He had his artistic sights on a distinguished career as a court painter.

He moved to Leipzig in 1752, and was appointed court painter there four years later.

He applied four times for a position as a court painter during Charles' reign but was rejected each time.

His father most likely instructed him, and later Manohar became a court painter as well.

Perhaps the gods need a court painter, and what does Sanctuary have to offer that could compare?

Arnold was compelled to remain in Scotland and become the court painter.

At his death he held the post of court painter at Berlin.

There would be no Ottoman court painter after him.

His work gained him appointment in 1798 as court painter to the Spanish royal family.

Any of these three guys could have become a court painter someplace else, move out to the boonies, take off the pressure.

There is no doubt that he expected his court painter to rival the gods of painting.

There he landed the job of court painter, a position he held for decades.