Siyâvush Beg Gorji

Siyâvash, Siyavush, or Siyavush Beg (c. 1536 — pre-1616) was an Iranian illustrator of Georgian origin known for his miniatures with dramatic landscape elements and well-organized compositions.

He was active at the court of the Safavid shahs of Iran.

[1] According to the Persian chronicler Qazi Ahmad, Siyâvash was a Georgian slave brought to Tabriz as a child and assigned to the royal studio where he studied under Muzaffar 'Ali, artist and close companion to the Safavid shah Tahmasp I.

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"The Birth of Zal ", illustrated leaf from a manuscript of the Shahnameh produced for Safavid Shah Ismail II . Created by Siyâvush in Qazvin , dated 1576–77