ʿALĪ-NAQĪ, a Safavid miniature painter whose works follow the manner of his father, Shaikh ʿAbbāsī; he is known from the inscriptions on seven paintings dated between 1096/1684-85 and 1112/1700-01. A pen-case (qalamdān) by him in the Īrān Bāstān Museum in Tehran is dated either 1103/1691-92 or 1113/1701-02. Like his father and his brother, Moḥammad-Taqī, ʿAlī-Naqī is an eclectic whose work is subject to European and Indian stylistic influences. His paintings are equal to the best of his father’s output in quality and he is a more audacious colorist.
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M. Zebrowski, Deccani Painting, London, 1983, pl. 166.
(R. Skelton)
Originally Published: December 15, 1985
Last Updated: August 2, 2011
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