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ID: 500116609
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500116609

 

Record Type: Person
Azhar (Persian calligrapher, active ca. 1421-1472)

Note: Azhar was one of the calligraphy students of Ja'far, although he is known to have surpassed his teacher in his incredibly elegant script. His work is demonstrated on the pages of the illustrated manuscripts, Nizami's Haft paykar (Seven portraits) and Khamsa (Five poems).

Names:
Azhar (preferred,V,display,Persian-Farsi (transliterated),NA,U)

Nationalities:
Persian (preferred)
Iranian

Roles:
artist (preferred)
calligrapher

Gender: male

Related People or Corporate Bodies:
student of ....  Ja'far  
..................  (Persian calligrapher, active 1412-1431) [500116611]
teacher of ....  Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi  
..................  (Persian calligrapher, active ca. 1453-1519, died 1520) [500116608]

List/Hierarchical Position:
 ....  Persons, Artists
 ........  Azhar (I)

Biographies:
(Persian calligrapher, active ca. 1421-1472) ..... [VP Preferred]

Additional Names:

Sources and Contributors:
Azhar ........ [VP Preferred]
.............  Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 5 August 2003

Subject: ........ [VP]
....................  Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 5 August 2003
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 5 August 2003
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