Mir Musavvir was a Persian painter at the Safavid court at Tabriz and later the Mughal court at Kabul. During his time at the royal Safavid workshop, he contributed to the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp. He was the father of Mir Sayyid Ali, who adopted his occupation of painting.
Photos 5
![Portrait of Mir Musavvir by Mir Sayyid Ali (signed); c. 1555; opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 12 cm (height) x 11.1 cm (width); the Louvre Museum. He is shown wearing an Indian turban, so he had likely already joined his fellow artists in the Punjab.[1] Self-portrait according to the Louvre Museum.[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Mir_Musavvir_portrait.jpg/330px-Mir_Musavvir_portrait.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Portrait of Mir Musavvir by Mir Sayyid Ali (signed); c. 1555; opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 12 cm (height) x 11.1 cm (width); the Louvre Museum. He is shown wearing an Indian turban, so he had likely already joined his fellow artists in the Punjab.[1] Self-portrait according to the Louvre Museum.[2]
![Portrait of Mir Musavvir by Mir Sayyid Ali (signed); c. 1555; opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 12 cm (height) x 11.1 cm (width); the Louvre Museum.[1][2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mir_Seyid_Ali_Mussavir.jpg/500px-Mir_Seyid_Ali_Mussavir.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Portrait of Mir Musavvir by Mir Sayyid Ali (signed); c. 1555; opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 12 cm (height) x 11.1 cm (width); the Louvre Museum.[1][2]In their orbit 1
Artists born in the 1450s 6
About this person
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1450 to 1555 · aged 105
Written about in
7 languages
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.