▁c ám ara ) ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁paint ▁primarily ▁port ra its . ▁He ▁refused ▁to ▁be ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Santiago , ▁saying ▁" P ain ting ▁needs ▁no ▁hon ors , ▁it ▁can ▁give ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁world ". ▁He ▁is ▁mainly ▁re called ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁of ▁port ra its . ▁His ▁main ▁pup ils ▁were ▁Mate o ▁C ere zo , ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁C abe z al ero , ▁José ▁Jim é nez ▁Don oso ▁and ▁José ▁de ▁L edes ma . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁No ble ▁by ▁descent , ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁work ings ▁and ▁psych ology ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁as ▁no ▁painter ▁before ▁him , ▁making ▁his ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁royal ▁family ▁in ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁document ary ▁fashion . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁are ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁and ▁court , ▁though ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁alt arp ie ces , ▁early ▁works ▁commission ed ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Charles ▁II ▁in ▁arm or ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Catholic ▁Encyclopedia ▁article ▁ ▁AR TE H IST OR IA ▁Juan ▁Car re ño ▁de ▁Mir anda ▁on ▁art cyc lopedia ▁J use pe ▁de ▁R iber a , ▁ 1 5 9 1 - 1 6 5 2 , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁catalog ▁from ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁( fully ▁available ▁online ▁as ▁PDF ), ▁which ▁contains ▁material ▁on ▁de