Aliquli Jabbadar (‘Alī-qolī Jabbadār) () was an Iranian artist, one of the first to have incorporated
European influences in the traditional
Safavid-era miniature painting. He is known for his scenes of the
Safavid
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courtly life, especially his careful rendition of the physical setting and of details of dress.
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Jabbadar's name appears on a number of miniatures dating from the 17th century, including four from the
State Hermitage
The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum
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in Russia and four from the
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in the United States. In one of the signatures, the artist refers himself to as ''farangi'', "the
Frank
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", a reference to his European, or more probably, to
Georgian and Christian origin. Furthermore, two of his paintings bear
Georgian inscriptions. He also referred himself as ''ghulāmzāda-i qadimi'' ("former slave"), ''
beg'' ("lord"), ''
naqqash-bashi'' ("head of mosaics") and ''jabbadār'' ("keeper of the armory"), suggesting that he was one of those ''
ghulām'', who rose to ranks at the Safavid court.
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Persian miniature painters
Iranian people of Georgian descent
17th-century Iranian painters
Artists from Georgia (country)
17th-century painters of Safavid Iran