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Reza Abbasi
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.
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.
At the age of 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.
Art
His specialty was the Persian miniature, with a preference for naturalistic
subjects.
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 paintings are the excellent portrayal of the events and scenes
that we see around us. The painters are the best cameras of the
world. They reproduce many different types of pictures. They even
draw imaginary pictures that do not exist in this world. We tend
to use both thinned oil paints and dense oil paints. Masterpieces
can be dyed more than once, but each time it may be different from
the existing paintings.h
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