Muhammad Haravi ("Muhammad of Herat", active 1560-1590), also called Muhammadi, was a Safavid painter of the mid-16th century, officiating particularly at the court of Shah Tahmasp and his successors. [1]
From the mid-16th century, Muhammadi took the forefront of painting creation in Persia, together with other famous figures such as Mirza Ali and Shaykh Muhammad. [2] These artists, led by Muhammadi, excelled in harmonizing Persian painting with Persian poetry. [2] Their style would be later adopted and popularized by Riza Abbasi. [2]
His productivity seems to have peaked in the service of Hamza Mirza. Towards the end of his career, he experimented with monotone tinted paintings, in green or yellow. [3]
Painting of a seated princess, most likely Pari Khan Khanum, 1574-77. [4]
Muhammadi. Portrait of Russian Ambassador. (G.B. Vasilchikov) Herat, 1580s
Lovers in a landscape
Monotone portrait of Ali-Qoli Khan Shamlu, 1584
