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Cristóvão de Morais was a 16th-century Portuguese court painter for the kings John III of Portugal and Sebastian I of Portugal. He painted numerous portraits for the kings, queens, and princes of Portugal.

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Cristóvão de Morais
Nationality	Portuguese
Known for	Renaissance art
Movement	Portuguese Renaissance
Patron(s)	John III of Portugal Sebastian I of Portugal

Life

When he was young, Morais studied in Antwerp. In 1554, he was appointed examiner of painters, an indicator of the degree of esteem in which he was taken by the court. In 1551, he decorated a bed for the queen's chamber D. Catherine, wife of D. John III, which was lost. In 1567 he painted the altarpiece of the church of the Convent of the Conception of Beja, also lost.

His best known works are the two portraits of King Sebastian, one located in Madrid and the other, very similar to the first, now located in the National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon. The portrait of Madrid, full-body, is signed and dated "1565 Christoforus Morales faciebat", while Lisbon was probably performed in 1571 at the request of D. Catherine, grandmother of Sebastian. In these works the young king is represented with a cold and challenging, befitting his personality, and wears a splendid armor. According to Vítor Serrão, the portrait of the King "is one of the most transcendent landmarks of the mannerist movement".

Gallery

• 
  Joanna of Austria; 1551
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  Sebastian; 1565
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  Sebastian; 1565
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  Sebastian; 1571

See also

• Portuguese Renaissance

External links

• WebMuseum entry

На других языках

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- [en] Cristóvão de Morais

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[es] Cristóvão de Morais

Cristóbal de Morales (en portugués:Cristóvão de Morais) fue un pintor manierista portugués, activo entre 1551 y 1571. Tal vez de origen castellano, podría haber estudiado en Amberes aunque la influencia de Antonio Moro, perceptible en sus escasas obras conservadas, pudo también recibirla durante las estancias en Portugal del flamenco en los años 1550 y 1552.

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[fr] Cristóvão de Morais

Cristóvão de Morais est un peintre maniériste portugais, actif entre 1551 et 1571. Originaire de Castille, il aurait étudié à Anvers bien que l'influence d'Antonio Moro, perceptible dans les quelques œuvres qui nous sont parvenues, pourrait aussi avoir été reçue durant le séjour du Flamand au Portugal entre 1550 et 1552.

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