Mir Sayyid Ali
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Mir Sayyid Ali was a Persian miniature painter who was a leading artist of Persian miniatures before working under the Mughal dynasty in India, where he became one of the artists responsible for devel
Self-portrait in Indian dress, signed by Mir Sayyid Ali, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1555-56.
Miniature from Layla and Majnun (c. 1540).
Self portrait.
Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers, Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, 1530–35
Mughal painting
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Mughal painting is a style of miniature painting, used as either book illustrations or as single works to be kept in albums, which originated during the Mughal period in the Indian subcontinent. It or
Mir Sayyid Ali
…of Persian miniatures before working under the Mughal dynasty in India, where he became one of the artists responsible for developing the style of Mughal painting, under Emperor Akbar. Born in Tabriz, Mir Sayyid Ali was the son of artist Mir Musavvir. Historian and chronicler Qazi Ahmed said that the son was more…
Govardhan, Emperor Jahangir visiting the ascetic Jadrup, c. 1616–1620
The Emperor Shah Jahan standing on a globe, with a halo and European-style putti, c. 1618–19 to 1629
Abul Hasan, Emperor Jahangir at the Jharoka window of the Agra Fort, c. 1620, Aga Khan Museum
Nilgai by Ustad Mansur (fl. 1590–1624), who specialized in birds and animal studies for albums