Shii News – A Dutch Painter in Safavid Isfahan – W. Floor and F. Sajadi
Posted in: Field-specific (academic), IranJan Lucasz. van Hasselt: A Dutch Painter in Safavid Isfahan
Abstract In February 1617, Jan Lucasz. van Hasselt arrived in Persia accompanying Pietro Della Valle (1586-1652), a Roman noble. Sometime between 1618 and 1621 Van Hasselt entered the service of Shah ʿAbbas I (r. 1588-1629), for whom he worked as a painter until the death of the shah.
- October 05, 2020
- 0 Comment
