Aliquli Jabbadar (; ) was an
Iranian Georgian 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 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 in Russia and four from the
Metropolitan Museum of Arts in the United States. In one of the signatures, the artist refers himself to as ''farangi'', "the
Frank", a reference to his European, or more probably, to
Georgian and Christian origin. Furthermore, two of his paintings bear
Georgian inscriptions Georgian inscriptions may refer to:
*Bir el Qutt inscriptions
*Bolnisi inscriptions
*Ateni Theotokos Church inscription
*Bedia Chalice inscription
*Samshvilde Sioni inscription
*Jvari inscriptions
*Doliskana inscriptions
*Davati stele
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. 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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Iranian miniature painters
Iranian people of Georgian descent
17th-century Iranian painters
Artists from Georgia (country)
17th-century painters from Safavid Iran