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Muhammad Haravi

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Young prince, painted and signed by Muhammad Haravi, mid-16th century.

Muhammad Haravi ("Muhammad of Herat", active 1560-1590), also called Muhammadi, was a Safavid painter of the mid-16th century, officiating particularly at the court of Shah Tahmasp and his successors.[1]

From the mid-16th century, Muhammadi took the forefront of painting creation in Persia, together with other famous figures such as Mirza Ali and Shaykh Muhammad.[2] These artists, led by Muhammadi, excelled in harmonizing Persian painting with Persian poetry.[2] Their style would be later adopted and popularized by Riza Abbasi.[2]

Sources

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  • Soudavar, Abolala (2000). "The Age of Muhammadi". Muqarnas. 17. Leiden: Brill: 53–72. doi:10.2307/1523290. ISBN 9004116699. ISSN 2211-8993. JSTOR 1523290. OCLC 59515859.

References

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  1. ^ Shenasa, Nazanin Hedayat (2008). Donning the Cloak: Safavid Figural Silks and the Display of Identity. Textile Society of America. p. Fig.4.
  2. ^ a b c Soudavar 2000, p. 53.
  3. ^ Soudavar 2000, pp. 60, 68.