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 :. | Study | Sikanar overcomes the Hosts of Dara | A dervish begs to be admitted in the mosque | Building ot Castle Khawarnaq,wherein the chamber of the seven icons will be hidden | The suicide of the artist Farhad,forbidden union with the lovely Shirin | Related Artists:
Peale, Harriet CanyAmerican, 1800-69
Johann Geyerpainted Columbus and the Egg in 1847
1807-1875
Jules Breton1827-1906
French Jules Breton Locations
French painter and writer. After the death of his mother he was brought up in the village of Courrires by his father, grandmother and uncle. The last instilled in him respect for tradition and a commitment to the philosophical ideas of the 18th century. Breton father, as supervisor of the lands of the Duc de Duras, encouraged him to develop a deep knowledge of and affection for his native region and its heritage, which remained central to his art.