Attribué à Hossein Behzad (1894-1968). Jésus bénissant un enfant, gouache sur papier, Iran XXe siècle
Jesus blessing a child, attributed to Hossein Behzad (1894-1968), Iran, 20th Century
gouache on paper, inscribed Miniature of Behzad and numbered 1121 in nasta'liq lower left
220 x 278 mm.
Footnotes:
Though the signature here is not typical of the famous 20th Century Iranian painter, Hossein Behzad (1894-1968), the style is very close to his, as is the Christian subject-matter, which was often used by Behzad (who was Christian himself), with well-known scenes such as the Nativity, the Arrival of the Magi, and the Prodigal Son, forming a significant part of his oeuvre.

Behzad was born in Tehran in 1894, the son of a qalamdan designer. He studied Safavid painting and his work is deeply influenced by that style, in particular the major painters of the 17th Century such as Reza Abbasi and Mu'in Mussavir. In 1935 he went to Paris to study European painting and as a result his work combines the miniature technique with perspective and naturalistic depiction. He was highly influenced by the great works of Persian literature, notably Firdausi's Shahnama and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.


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