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Behzad
बहज़ाद
said beh-zaad
also written: Bihzad, Kamaluddin Behzad
Meaning
Kamaluddin Behzad (c. 1450-1535), the celebrated Persian miniature painter of Herat, regarded as the supreme master of the art.
Usage & notes
Behzad is the byword for matchless painterly skill; poets invoke his name for a beauty or an image so perfect it seems beyond the reach of even the greatest artist's brush.