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Bihzad
the period of 1465-153
Persian illustrator. The most famous master of Persian painting, he is important both for the paintings he executed and for the wider influence of the style associated with his name. Evidently orphaned at a young age, Bihzad is said to have been raised and trained by MIRAK, a painter and calligrapher employed in Herat by Husayn Bayqara.
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Painting ID:: 34199
Portrait of jami leaning on a staff,with another scholar of Sultan Husayn-s court
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Detail of a painting by Bihzad
1494-95
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Painting ID:: 34203
Alexander or Sikandar annuls the magic of the malevolent idol at the entrance to the ocean
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While the wise Apollonius or Balinas consults his astrolabe.
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Painting ID:: 34206
the theophany through Layli sitting framed within the prayer niche
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1494-95
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Painting ID:: 34215
Alexander and the hermit
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Illustration by Bihzad to Nizami s Alexander romance
Herat
1494-95
British Library
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Painting ID:: 34217
The Crescent moon turned downwards
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Detail from Alexander and the Hermit
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Bihzad
the period of 1465-153
Persian illustrator. The most famous master of Persian painting, he is important both for the paintings he executed and for the wider influence of the style associated with his name. Evidently orphaned at a young age, Bihzad is said to have been raised and trained by MIRAK, a painter and calligrapher employed in Herat by Husayn Bayqara.
. Related Artists to Bihzad: | Kapiton Zelentsov | MEI, Bernardino | Nicolas Poussin | giuseppe verdi | Adam Elsheimer |
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