Jabadar, Ali-Quli Beg

Jabadar.

The Shah and Nobles

Jabadar, Ali-Quli Beg (XVII),  Artist of Georgian orogin who lived and worked in Iran. 8 miniatures painted by him are displayed at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The miniatures depict the scenes of the life at the royal court of Iran and episodes of royal hunt. One of the miniatures bears the place name and time of its creation: Qazvin, 1674. The multi-figured compositions of Ali-Quli Jabadar were executed in the tradition of Iranian miniatures of later period with certain influence of West European artworks. Some of his works have inscriptions in Georgian. Pieces of AliQuli Jabadar’s work are second to none among the best samples of Iranian miniatures.