the period of 1465-153
Persian illustrator. The most famous master of Persian painting, he is important both for the paintings he executed and for the wider influence of the style associated with his name. Evidently orphaned at a young age, Bihzad is said to have been raised and trained by MIRAK, a painter and calligrapher employed in Herat by Husayn Bayqara. Related Paintings of Bihzad :. | Alexander and the hermit | Old man and youth | Tamerlane leading the assault of the castle of the knights of the Hospitallers of Saint john at Smyrna | The Master of the garden espies the maidens bathing in his pool | The saintly Bishr fishes up the corpse of the blaspheming Malikha from the magic well which is the fount fo life | Related Artists:
Josef EnglehartAustrian
1864-1941
HUYSUM, Jan vanDutch Painter, 1682-1749
Dutch painter of still life and landscapes. His father was Justus van Huysum (1659?C1716), a successful landscape and genre painter of Amsterdam. Although he painted landscapes in a classical style, Jan is best known for his flower and fruit still lifes in oil and in watercolor. These are distinguished for their brilliant light and shade effects, delicacy of coloring, and exquisite finish. They are to be found in most of the leading European museums
Hendrick van balenDutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1575-1632
was a Flemish painter, who was born and died in Antwerp. Van Balen studied art while traveling in Italy. He was the teacher of Anthony Van Dyck and Frans Snyders and was also a contemporary of many of the other famous Flemish artists