▁in ▁fact ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁uses ▁of ▁court ▁port ra its , ▁with ▁examples ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁such ▁as ▁Henry ▁VI ▁of ▁England ▁sending ▁" H ans ▁the ▁painter " ▁to ▁paint ▁the ▁daughters ▁of ▁John ▁IV , ▁Count ▁of ▁Arm agn ac ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 4 4 2 . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century , ▁as ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁royal ▁port ra its ▁grew , ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁pain ters ▁at ▁the ▁largest ▁courts ▁were ▁seen ▁across ▁Europe , ▁giving ▁them ▁great ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁advert ise ▁their ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁sty list ic ▁continu ity ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁court ▁was ▁especially ▁marked , ▁beginning ▁with ▁Tit ian , ▁who ▁painted ▁Charles ▁V ▁and ▁Philip ▁II , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁induced ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Anton is ▁Mor , ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁H abs burg s ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁style ▁that ▁at ▁its ▁best ▁combined ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁grande ur ▁and ▁psych ological ▁pen etr ation ▁of ▁Tit ian ' s ▁port ra its ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁severe ▁and ▁formal ▁presentation , ▁adm ired ▁in ▁Spain , ▁and ▁a ▁Nether land ish ▁attention ▁to ▁detail ▁and ▁finish . ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁kept ▁long ▁in ▁Spain , ▁but ▁trained ▁Al onso ▁S ánchez ▁Co ello , ▁who ▁was ▁Philip ' s ▁court ▁painter ▁for ▁ 2 8 ▁years , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1