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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.
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).
Miniature from Layla and Majnun (c. 1540).
Self portrait.
Self portrait.
Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers, Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, 1530–35
Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers, Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, 1530–35
Abd al-Samad
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'Abd al-Ṣamad or Khwaja 'Abd-us-Ṣamad Shirazi, was a 16th century painter of Persian miniatures who moved to India and became one of the founding masters of the Mughal miniature tradition, and later t
Mir Sayyid Ali
…by their works, and two of them were invited to come under his service, as he wanted to create a library-like master of Tabriz. These artists were Abd al-Samad and Mir Musavvir. However, for some reason, instead of Mir Musavvir, the service went to his son Mir Sayyid Ali. Humayun did not immediately regain his…
Barbad Plays for Khusraw, Khamsa of Nizami, British Library, Oriental 2265, 1539–43, inscribed Mirza Ali at bottom left.
Barbad Plays for Khusraw, Khamsa of Nizami, British Library, Oriental 2265, 1539–43, inscribed Mirza Ali at bottom left.
The earliest known example of a Mughal painting, Princes of the House of, Timur (c. 1550–55), is attributed to Abd al-Samad. It was probably executed
The earliest known example of a Mughal painting, Princes of the House of, Timur (c. 1550–55), is attributed to Abd al-Samad. It was probably executed for Humayun, and added to under later emperors to update the family tree. Painted with gouache and gold on fine cotton fabric. British Museum
Jamshid writing on a rock, by Abd al-Samad in 1588
Jamshid writing on a rock, by Abd al-Samad in 1588
Arghan Div Brings the Chest of Armour to Hamza, from Volume 7 of the Hamzanama, supervised by Samad.
Arghan Div Brings the Chest of Armour to Hamza, from Volume 7 of the Hamzanama, supervised by Samad.