Siyavush Beg
Illustration — "The Birth of Zal", illustrated leaf from a manuscript of the Shahnameh produced for Safavid Shah Ismail II. Created by Siyâvush in Qazvin, dated 1576–77 Siyâvash, Siyavush, or Siyavush Beg (c. 1536 — pre-1616) was an Iranian illustrator of Georgian origin known for his miniatures with dramatic landscape elements and well-organized compositions. He was active at the court of the Safavid shahs of Iran.
Also recorded as Siyavash · Siyavush · Siyâvash
Siyavush Beg
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- Siyavush Beg was born in 1536. · Georgia.
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- Safavid Iran
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- painter · illustrator
- Teachers
- Muzaffar Ali
- Languages
- Persian
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Illustration — "The Birth of Zal", illustrated leaf from a manuscript of the Shahnameh produced for Safavid Shah Ismail II. Created by Siyâvush in Qazvin, dated 1576–77 Siyâvash, Siyavush, or Siyavush Beg (c. 1536 — pre-1616) was an Iranian illustrator of Georgian origin known for his miniatures with dramatic landscape elements and well-organized compositions. He was active at the court of the Safavid shahs of Iran.
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According to the Persian chronicler Qazi Ahmad, Siyâvash was a Georgian slave brought to Tabriz as a child and assigned to the royal studio where he studied under Muzaffar 'Ali, artist and close companion to the Safavid shah Tahmasp I. Among his students was Veli Can.
Training under Muzaffar Ali is recorded. Veli Can is recorded as having studied under Siyavush Beg. The recorded working language is Persian. Work by Siyavush Beg is recorded in the collections of The Keir Collection of Islamic Art, The Aga Khan Museum, Museum Rietberg and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Siyavush Beg is recorded with the occupation illustrator. Recorded as a citizen of Safavid Iran. Recorded with the occupation painter.
Folio from an illustrated manuscript; Codices
Siyavush Beg · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
Folio from an illustrated manuscript; Codices
Siyavush Beg · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
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1536
Siyavush Beg was born in 1536.
1601
Siyavush Beg died on 1 January 1601.
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Siyavush Beg was born at Georgia.
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He trained under Muzaffar Ali. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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