About Alaeddin Tabrizi
Lived 1523 – 1601 (aged 77–78). Alaeddin Tabrizi was a calligrapher.
Calligraphic panel with prayer in thuluth, which reads "the grasping of God brings the knowledge of His comfort". The later inscription attributed this work to Alaeddin Tabrizi. (Library of Congress) Alaeddin Tabrizi or Ala'al-Din Tabrizi was a royal master calligrapher who was active during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp ( 1524–76), for whom he executed firman . He executed a number of inscriptions placed on buildings in the cities Tabriz, Qazvin, and Karbala.
References and Notes
Huart (1972): 103 Qadi Ahmad (1959): 79 Safwat (1996): 84–88 and Cat. No. 43, and 134–135, Cat. No. 65
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Who was Alaeddin Tabrizi?
Iranian calligrapher of Safavid era (1523–1601)
When was Alaeddin Tabrizi born?
Alaeddin Tabrizi was born in 1523 in Tabriz.
When did Alaeddin Tabrizi die?
Alaeddin Tabrizi died in 1601.
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Alaeddin Tabrizi was a calligrapher.
What nationality was Alaeddin Tabrizi?
Alaeddin Tabrizi's recorded nationality: Safavid Iran.
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