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.
Tamerlane leading the assault of the castle of the knights of the Hospitallers of Saint john at Smyrna
Tamerlane leading the assault of the castle of the knights of the Hospitallers of Saint john at Smyrna
Painting ID:: 34184
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Illustration by Bihzad or his workshop for the Zafar Nameh
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Illustration by Bihzad or his workshop for the Zafar Nameh
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His Ministers plead with the Sasanian king Hurmuzd to forgive his son Khusro
His Ministers plead with the Sasanian king Hurmuzd to forgive his son Khusro
Painting ID:: 34185
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Illustration attributed to Bihzad from the romance Prince Kusro and Queen Shirin in Nizami\'s Khamseh copied for the Timurid emir Ali Farsi Barlas
Herat
1494-95
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Illustration attributed to Bihzad from the romance Prince Kusro and Queen Shirin in Nizami\'s Khamseh copied for the Timurid emir Ali Farsi Barlas
Herat
1494-95
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A shaykh in the prayer niche of a mosque
A shaykh in the prayer niche of a mosque
Painting ID:: 34186
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Detail of an illustration attributed to Bihzad for Nizami\'s Layli and Majnun
Herat
1494-95
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Detail of an illustration attributed to Bihzad for Nizami\'s Layli and Majnun
Herat
1494-95
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A dervish awed by a prince s tajalli
A dervish awed by a prince s tajalli
Painting ID:: 34191
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Illustration to Attar\'s Parliament of Fowles
Usually attributed to Bihzad
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Illustration to Attar\'s Parliament of Fowles
Usually attributed to 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.
