Muhammad Sadiq was a noted artist from 18th century
Iran
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. He was a painter at the court of the
Zand Zand may refer to:
* Zend, a class of exegetical commentaries on Zoroastrian scripture
* Zand District, an administrative subdivision of Iran
* Zand Boulevard, in Shiraz, Iran
* Z And, a variable star
As a tribal/clan and dynastic name
* Zand trib ...
ruler
Karim Khan
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand ( fa, محمدکریم خان زند, Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; ) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) except for Khorasan Province, Khorasan. He ...
(reigned 1750–79). After Karim Khan's death, he worked for the
Qajar
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...
ruler
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ( fa, آقا محمد خان قاجار, translit=Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah (, ), was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran, rul ...
(reigned 1779–97).
Portrait of Rustam Khan
One of Sadiq's famous paintings is a portrait of
Mohammad Rustam Khan Zand
Muhammad Sadiq was a noted artist from 18th century Iran. He was a painter at the court of the Zand ruler Karim Khan (reigned 1750–79). After Karim Khan's death, he worked for the Qajar ruler Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (reigned 1779–97).
Portra ...
, a
Zand Zand may refer to:
* Zend, a class of exegetical commentaries on Zoroastrian scripture
* Zand District, an administrative subdivision of Iran
* Zand Boulevard, in Shiraz, Iran
* Z And, a variable star
As a tribal/clan and dynastic name
* Zand trib ...
prince and
grandson
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of the military commander
Zaki Khan
Zaki Khan Zand (died June 6, 1779) was an Iranian military commander and contender for the throne. A member of the Zand Dynasty of Iran, Zaki Khan, though he never became the ruler of Iran, managed to exert power over the country during the three m ...
. The painting is often praised for its classical Persian depiction of Male Masculinity.
The Zand Legacy Immortalized
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Gallery
File:Court of Karim Khan.png, The royal court of Karim Khan
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand ( fa, محمدکریم خان زند, Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; ) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) except for Khorasan Province, Khorasan. He ...
painted by Mohammad Sadiq
File:Karim Khan painting by Muhammad Sadiq.jpg, Portrait of Karim Khan
File:A Portrait of an Amorus Couple by Muhammad Sadiq Zand Persia Dated AD 1787 m.jpg, Painting of a Persian couple
File:Persian Prince battling dragon.jpg, Painting of a Qajar era prince fighting a dragon
References
External links
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18th-century Iranian painters
People of the Zand dynasty