Anyone with a modicum ofartistic ability could become a limner , as such a portraitist was called .
個稍有藝術能力的人都能夠成為一個繪畫者,就像人們當時這樣稱呼一個。
He is a superb teller of a tale , a reveller in dodgy deeds , a keen observer of the febrile , dissimulating characters of court and embassy , and a splendid limner of the great jousts and entertainments of the age .