Ahmad Musa was a painter of the 14th century in Ilkhanid Iran. He is said to have invented naturalistic Persianate painting, at the time the last Mongol Ilkhanid ruler, Abu Sa'id (r. 1317âÂÂ35) was ruling. He may still have been active under the Jalayirid Sultanate of Shaykh Uways Jalayir, ca. 1370âÂÂ74.
Ahmad Musa reportedly accomplished this artistic feat by âÂÂlifting the veil from the face of depiction.âÂÂ
Dust Muhammad made the following comment about the work of Ahmad Musa, while acknowledging the advances made in China and Europe:
Some paintings attributed to Ahmad Musa are mounted in the . The MiÿrÃÂjnÃÂma paintings by Ahmad Musa can be seen in the .