Mohammad Yusef the Painter ( fa, محمد یوسف نگارگر) was a

Safavid era The Safavid dynasty (; fa, دودمان صفوی, Dudmâne Safavi, ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of th ...

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

painter of the

Isfahan school The Isfahan School () is a school of Islamic philosophy. It was founded by Mir Damad and reached its fullest development in the work of Mulla Sadra. The name was coined by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Henry Corbin. Because of the attention of Shah A ...

. He was an apprentice of

Reza Abbasi Reza Abbasi, Riza yi-Abbasi or Reza-e Abbasi, رضا عباسی in Persian, usually Reza Abbasi also Aqa Reza (see below) or Āqā Riżā Kāshānī ( – 1635) was the leading Persian miniaturist of the Isfahan School during the later Safavid ...

. The

Shahnameh of Rashida ''Shahnameh'' of Rashidā ( fa, شاهنامهٔ رشیدا) is an illustrated manuscript of the ''Shahnameh'', the national epic of Greater Iran. It contains 738 pages with 93 miniatures in Isfahan School. The miniatures have been attributed to ...

is attributed to him. It seems that he and Mohammad Qasem were close co-workers, as their names are usually mentioned together. The

Windsor Shahnameh The Windsor ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnameh'' of Qarajaghay Khan ( fa, شاهنامه قرچغای خان) is an illustrated manuscript of the '' Shahnameh'', the national epic of Greater Iran. It is one of the most famous manuscripts of the ''Shahn ...

(also known as the ''Shahnameh of

Qarachaqay Khan Qarachaqay Khan ( fa, قرچغای خان; died 1625) was a military commander in Safavid Iran of Armenian origin. He was known for his great collection of porcelain items and loyal service to Shah Abbas I. Qarachaqay Khan was killed while comm ...

'') contains 148 or 149 miniatures, all of them are attributed to Mohammad Yusef and Mohammad Qasem, except the first two miniatures. The miniatures of this Shahnameh are very similar to the miniatures of the

, and therefore it has been suggested that these manuscripts of

Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50 ...

have been prepared by same painters.

Miniatures

File:Rostam_and_Sohrab_from_the_Windsor_Shahnameh.png , Depiction of

Rostam and Sohrab The tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab forms part of the 10th-century Persian epic ''Shahnameh'' by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. It tells the tragic story of the heroes Rostam and his son, Sohrab.Ebrahimi, Mokhtar & Taheri, Abdollah. (2017). The Tragedy ...

from the

, 1648, signed by Mohammad Yusef the Painter
IO Islamic 3682, f.92r

References

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