| DATE | Circa 1600 |
| AUTHOR | Riza Abbasi (ca. 1565 - 1635) Isfahan - Persia |
| MEDIA | Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper |
| SIZE | 30 x 18 cm (11" 13/16 x 7" 1/16) |
| LOCATION | USA - Washington DC - Smithsonian Institution |
| NOTES | Riza Abbasi, one of the most celebrated Persian painters, is considered the unrivaled master of the genre. Trained by his father, the artist Ali Asghar, Riza joined the court of Shah Abbas I in his youth. In 1603, he received the honorific title "Abbasi" (i.e., of Abbas) from his royal patron but left the court shortly afterward. According to several contemporary accounts, Riza was temperamental by nature and reportedly preferred the company of wrestlers, libertines, and other "lowlifes" to that of courtiers. He rejoined the royal atelier (workshop) sometime around 1610 and remained in the shah's service until his death in 1635. |
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