Marcus gheeraerts the younger biography of william murphy

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Marcus was spirited away from his native land as a child to escape religious persecution. He settled in England, where he painted two queens and became the most celebrated portrait painter in the nation. Immigrants, they get the job done! Who knew? The rest, like the Gheeraerts, were forced into exile. In fact, young Marcus himself got a wife in the bargain.

Nothing gross about that. He was one of the first to apply 3D realism to the characteristically flat genre of Tudor portraiture, essentially bringing English art into the Renaissance. Marky Mark was a court painter during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, which means he got paid to paint flattering portraits of the rich and powerful.

This Elizabeth I portrait was liberally copied from the famous Ditchley portrait by Gheeraerts.

Not a bad gig if you can get it. They saved all their creativity for the canvas and not names. She had her portrait redone a few times to smooth out the wrinkles.