Judith with the Severed Head of Holofernes, signed Muhammad Zaman, Iran, Isfahan, c. 1680 AD, opaque gold and watercolor on paper
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Judith with the Severed Head of Holofernes, signed Muhammad Zaman, Iran, Isfahan, c. 1680, opaque gold and watercolor on paper
Muhammad Zaman (1649—1701) famous Safavid calligrapher and painter. He was a native of Kerman, Persia. He received his education in Tabriz. He was sent to Rome under the reign of Shah Abbas II. He returned to Persia as a Catholic Christian with the name Paolo. Because of his conversion to Roman Catholicism he was obliged to escape from Persia to India where he obtained the protection of the Moghul dynasty.
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art from isfahan
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irises in medieval miniatures
judith with the head of holofernes
khalili collection of islamic art
miniatures of judith and holofernes
muhammad zaman
safavid paintings
iran
Date
1650
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