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Reza Abbasi, in full Aqa Reza Reza-e 'abbasi, sometimes known as Reza (1565 - 1635) was the most renowned Persian painter and calligrapher of the Isfahan school, which flourished during the Safavid period under the patronage of Shah Abbas I. Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ...
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The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ...
A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ...
Calligraphy (from Greek καλλι calli beauty + γραφος graphos writing) is the art of decorative writing. ...
The Safavids were a long-lasting Turkic-speaking Iranian dynasty that ruled from 1501 to 1736 and first established Shiite Islam as Persias official religion. ...
Shah Abbas I (شاه عباس اول) (January 27, 1571?-January 19, 1629?) was the most eminent ruler of the Safavid Dynasty. ...
 Princely Youth and Dervish by Reza Abbasi, ca. 1625; Isfahan, Iran; From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Princely Youth and Dervish, private photo of painting in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ...
Princely Youth and Dervish, private photo of painting in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ...
Life He is considered to be one of the foremost Persian painters of all time. He received his training in the atelier of his father, Ali Asghar, and was received into the workshop of Shah Abbas I at a young age. Shah Abbas I (شاه عباس اول) (January 27, 1571?-January 19, 1629?) was the most eminent ruler of the Safavid Dynasty. ...
At the age of about 38 he received the honorific title of Abbasi from his patron, but soon left the Shah's employ, apparently seeking greater freedom to associate with simple people. In 1610 he returned to the court and continued in the employ of the Shah until his death. // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ...
Art His specialty was the Persian miniature, with a preference for naturalistic subjects. The word miniature, derived from the Latin minium, red lead, is a picture in an ancient or medieval manuscript; the simple decoration of the early codices having been miniated or delineated with that pigment. ...
Today his surviving works can be found in many of the major museums of the western world, such as the Smithsonian, the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ...
I.M. Peis Louvre Pyramid: the entrance to the galleries lies below the glass pyramid The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ...
The central lobby of the museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as The Met, is one of the worlds largest and most important art museums, located on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan, New York, United States. ...
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