page_title: Sultan Mohammed
hierarchical_section_title: Sultan Mohammed
caption_attribution_description: English: This work is coming form a Khamseh of Nizami. It is ascribed to Sultan Muhammad. فارسی: مینیاتور ایرانی از «خمسهٔ» نظامی که معراج محمد پیامبر اسلام را نشان می‌دهد.
context_page_description: Sulṭān Muḥammad, or Sultan Mohammed was an influential Persian miniaturist of the Tabriz school during the Safavid period in the 16th Century. Considered a master by his contemporaries, his artwork is characterized by use of vivid colors, strong composition as well as depictions of Persian and Islamic myths.
  Little is known about Sultan Mohammed's youth. It is estimated he was born late 15th century and was a descendant of Iranians who had lived for a period in Iraq, leading some sources to refer to him as "Sultan Mohammed Iraqi". He worked in the royal ateliers of Shah Ismael where he taught many young artists included the crown prince, Tahmasb.
  His son Mīrzā ʿAlī, known as Muḥammadī, was a leading painter of the following generation.
context_section_description: Sulṭān Muḥammad, or Sultan Mohammed  (16th c.) was an influential Persian miniaturist of the Tabriz school during the Safavid period in the 16th Century. Considered a master by his contemporaries, his artwork is characterized by use of vivid colors, strong composition as well as depictions of Persian and Islamic myths.
  Little is known about Sultan Mohammed's youth. It is estimated he was born late 15th century and was a descendant of Iranians who had lived for a period in Iraq, leading some sources to refer to him as "Sultan Mohammed Iraqi". He worked in the royal ateliers of Shah Ismael where he taught many young artists included the crown prince, Tahmasb.
  His son Mīrzā ʿAlī, known as Muḥammadī, was a leading painter of the following generation.
caption: The Mi'raj of the Prophet by Sultan Mohammed, showing  Chinese-influenced clouds and angels; 1539-1543; opaque watercolor and ink on paper; height: 28.7 cm; British Library
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