Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti

Illustration by al-Wasiti of the Maqāmāt al-Hariris. 31. Maqāma: Caravan of pilgrims making music with drums ( tabl ) and trumpets ( būq al-nafīr ) on the way to Mecca. Baghdad 1237

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti ( Arabic يحيى بن محمود الواسطي, DMG Yaḥyā b. Maḥmūd al-Wāsiṭī ) was a miniature painter and calligrapher of the 13th century. He was born in Wasit in the south of what is now Iraq and worked in Baghdad . He is known for his 96 color illustrations of the Maqāmāt of al-Hariri , which he made in 1236/37. He is considered to be one of the most important representatives of the so-called Baghdad School (12th / 13th century), which combined Turkish art with local Christian painting in an Islamic syncretism .

literature

Bernard O'Kane: Text and Paintings in the Al-Wāsiṭī "Maqāmāt". In: Ars Orientalis , Vol. 42, 2012, pp. 41-55

Web links

Commons : Yahyâ ibn Mahmûd al-Wâsitî - collection of images, videos and audio files

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti in the Encyclopædia Britannica (Eng.)

personal data
SURNAME	Wasiti, Yahya ibn Mahmud al-
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Artist
DATE OF BIRTH	12th century or 13th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wasit
DATE OF DEATH	13th century or 14th century