his capacity to create a realistic scene by reducing it to the most important elements. It is not to say that Behzād created unrefined works, rather, what he did choose to include was masterfully rendered and ripe with emotion and a masterful control of the brush and color. Behzād’s reputation was well-founded within his own lifetime with nearby rulers, such as the Mughal emperors, being willing to pay large sums for his paintings further adding to his fame and legacy. With such a prestigious Behzād came to be a central figure to the Herat school of painting, eventually becoming the head of the Herat academy in 1486 and leaving in 1506. As the head of the Herat academy he held large influence over the students, influencing the styles and techniques of future generations of Persian painters. Behzād’s fame and artistic renown would inspire imitation or other artists to learn from his paintings as well as more formally Behzād had large authority over the production of manuscripts, and thus their appearance. Within contemporary times much of the scholarly focus has been upon ensuring correct attribution to Behzād as there are concerns that some previously attributed works may not be from Behzād. With certain works attribution can be relatively confident from properly dated and placed signatures, but others were attributed in the 16th century and only contain stylistic similarities to Behzād’s works. Thus, raising questions of whether some works are skillful imitations, or if they are genuine. Behzād in literature Behzād is mentioned throughout Orhan Pamuk's novel, My Name is Red, in which a workshop of Ottoman miniaturists regards him as one of the greatest Persian miniaturists. Gallery See also Persian miniature List of Persian painters Behzād on the French Wikipedia Begzada Notes References Balafrej, Lamia. The Making of the Artist in Late Timurid Painting, Edinburgh University Press, 2019, Brend, Barbara, Islamic Art, London, 1991. Chapman, Sarah, “Mathematics and Meaning in the Structure and Composition of Timurid Miniature Painting”, Persica, Vol. XIX, 2003, pp. 33–68. Grabar, Oleg, "Mostly Miniatures: An introduction to Persion Painting" Princeton, 2000 Gray, Basil, Persian Painting, London, 1977. Hillenbrand, Robert, Islamic Art and Architecture, London, 1999. Lentz, Thomas, and Lowry, Glenn D., Timur and the Princely Vision, Los Angeles, 1989. Lentz, Thomas, “Changing Worlds: Bihzad and the New Painting,” Persian Masters: Five Centuries of Painting, ed., Sheila R. Canby, Bombay, 1990, pp. 39–54. Mehta, Suhaan. 2016. “Tradition and