Mor began his career apprenticing to Jan van Scorel in Utrecht; by 1540 he was Van Scorel's assistant. After visiting Italy, Mor had joined Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke by 1547. Two years later, he was painter to Emperor Charles V's minister. For twenty years Mor traveled among the Habsburg courts--Augsburg, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Rome--painting portraits that became a virtual hall of fame of th
