About Aqa Reza Heravi
Aqa Reza Heravi was an Indian painter.
Portrait of Mirza Muhammad Hakim. Attributed to Aqa Riza (Persian, active in India about 1580–1620) Indian, Mughal period 1584-1590. Possibly Lahore, Northern India or Pakistan. MFA Boston, 14.609. Aqa Riza, also Aqā Rizā Haravi, was a Persian artist active in India at the Mughal Empire court, about 1580–1620. He may have been from Herat (modern Afghanistan), as suggested by his surname "Haravi".
He is not to be confused with Reza Abbasi, a Persian artist who also used the same name "Aqa Reza".
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Who was Aqa Reza Heravi?
Mughal painter associated with prince Salim (the later emperor Jahangir)
When was Aqa Reza Heravi born?
Aqa Reza Heravi was born in Herat, Mashhad.
What was Aqa Reza Heravi's occupation?
Aqa Reza Heravi was a painter.
What nationality was Aqa Reza Heravi?
Aqa Reza Heravi was Indian.
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