Mo'en Mosavver or Mu‘in Musavvir (Persian: معین مصوّر, lit. 'Mo'en the painter'; c. 1610s–1693) was a Persian miniaturist, one of the most significant in Safavid Iran. Not much is known about the personal life of Mo'en, except that he was born in ca. 1610-1615, became a pupil of Reza Abbasi, the leading painter of the day, and probably died in 1693. Over 300 miniatures and drawings attributed to him survive. He was a conservative painter who partly reversed the advanced style of his master, avoiding influences from Western painting. However, he painted a number of scenes of ordinary people, which are unusual in Persian painting.[1]
Muin was born in Isfahan and probably spent all of his life in this city. He enjoyed a long and successful career stretching from around 1630 to 1693.[2]
- ^ Eng, Robert (2016). "Moʿin-e Moṣavver". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- ^ "Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi - Mu'in Musavvir - 1974.290.43". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.