Anyone with a modicum ofartistic ability could become a limner , as such a portraitist was called .

个稍有艺术能力的人都能够成为一个绘画者，就像人们当时这样称呼一个。

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 .

他是个一流的故事讲解员；是个放纵于危险事迹的人，是个敏锐的观察者，观察宫廷和使馆各色头脑发热、虚伪的人物；是个了不起的画匠，画下那个时代的竞技和娱乐。