Aliquli Jabbadar

Portrait of the Russian Ambassador, Prince Andrey Priklonskiy, Folio from the Davis Album. Iran, 1673–1674. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Aliquli Jabbadar (; ) was an Iranian Georgian artist, one of the first to have incorporated European influences in the traditional Safavid-era miniature painting. He is known for his scenes of the Safavid courtly life, especially his careful rendition of the physical setting and of details of dress.

Jabbadar's name appears on a number of miniatures dating from the 17th century, including four from the State Hermitage in Russia and four from the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in the United States. In one of the signatures, the artist refers himself to as farangi, "the Frank", a reference to his European, or more probably, to Georgian and Christian origin. Furthermore, two of his paintings bear Georgian inscriptions. He also referred himself as ghulāmzāda-i qadimi ("former slave"), beg ("lord"), naqqash-bashi ("head of mosaics") and jabbadār ("keeper of the armory"), suggesting that he was one of those ghulām, who rose to ranks at the Safavid court. Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences Album painting from the St. Petersburg "Muraqqa" (Russian Academy of Sciences E-14 f.93a).jpg|Miniature from the St. Petersburg Album. Allegorical figure, seen floating on a cloud above the three figures below, was executed separately and pasted onto the already painted page when the album was designed. Qazvin, 1674 (Miniature with Two Ladies with a Page). Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Diana, Goddess of the Hunt", Folio from the Davis Album MET DP107569.jpg|"Diana, Goddess of the Hunt", Folio from the Davis Album. Attributed to Isfahan. Metropolitan Museum of Art "Two Old Men in Discussion Outside a Hut", Folio from the Davis Album MET DP107559.jpg|"Two Old Men in Discussion Outside a Hut", Folio from the Davis Album. Iran, 1674-1675. Metropolitan Museum of Art Lady Offering Refreshments to a Tribesman (MIA.2014.385).jpg|"Lady Offering Refreshments to a Tribesman" (attribution). Museum of Islamic Art, Doha