The artist Ali Quli Baik "Jabadar" and his artistic life

Document Type : Original Article

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Manager of architectural documentation department - Wasat elqahera area - ministry of Egyptian antiques (Egypt)

Abstract

This research aims to identify closely the Character  of the court artist  "AliqaliGbadar", following  his career, that he was one of the deputies of the art of painting in the Safavid court during the reign of Shah Abbas II (1052 AH / 1642 AD-1077 AH / 1666 AD), and his artistic reputation among the stars of that important period of art for being one of the artists who adopted the Western artistic trend in their works , Such as: Muhammad Zaman, Sheikh Abbasi, and others. He took advantage of paintings and pictures by some of the most important Dutch artists of the time: Philip Angel, Lucar, Rumian, Yan Duhart, and other Indian landscape painters such as Govardhan. In addition, he gained a lot from the European prints, this is the reason for the fame of his artistic style
 Aliqli was a head of painters, as well as a "Gbadar" in the Safavid court.

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