Mir Mossavvir
Persian illustrator and painter · Artists · Died 1555
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.
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![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]About this person
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Died 1555
