Reza Abbasi

Place: Kashan

Born: 1565

Death: 1635

Biography:

Reza Abbasi, also known as Aqa Reza, was the leading Persian miniaturist of the Isfahan School during the later Safavid period, spending most of his career working for Shah Abbas I. He is considered to be the last great master of the Persian miniature, best known for his single miniatures for muraqqa or albums, especially single figures of beautiful youths. He was born in Kashan, Iran in 1565 and died in Isfahan, Iran in 1635.