Bihzad
(1450–1535) Persian artist (1450–1535)
Bihzad (1450–1535) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Bihzad belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.
Bihzad was born in Herat and died in Herat. Bihzad studied under Mirak. The students included Dust Muhammad, Haydar Ali, Sheikhzadeh, and Qasim ‛Ali.
The works belong mainly to the genres painting and manuscript illumination. The catalogue has one work by Bihzad with a free image. The dated work is from 1494. British Library holds at least one work by Bihzad.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Martín Bernat, Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece, Bernardino Butinone, Hieronymus Bosch, and Guidoccio Cozzarelli.