
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
1617–1697
Mo'en Mosavver or Mu‘in Musavvir was one of the most significant Persian miniaturists of Safavid Iran. Not much is known about Mo'en's personal life, 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.

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Book of Kings (Shahnama) illustrated by Mu'in Musavvir
at Aga Khan Museum

Rustam Mourns Suhrab (British Museum 1922,0711,0.2)
at British Museum
3 works

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Book of Kings (Shahnama) illustrated by Mu'in Musavvir
at Aga Khan Museum

Rustam Mourns Suhrab (British Museum 1922,0711,0.2)
at British Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States

Aga Khan Museum
Toronto, Canada
British Museum
London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom