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the  old  Herat  models。  With  his  keen  eye;  he  knew  how  to  harmonize  what

he’d  learned  from  the  old  forms  and  Shah  Tahmasp’s  old  masters  in  new

pictures。 Herat painting and Istanbul ornamentation happily merged in Olive。

As  with  all  of  my  miniaturists;  I  once  paid  an  unannounced  visit  to  his

home。 Unlike my work area and that of many other master miniaturists; his

was  a  filthy  confusion  of  paints;  brushes;  burnishing  shells;  his  folding

worktable  and  other  objects。  It  was  a  mystery  to  me;  but  he  wasn’t  even

embarrassed  by  it。  He  took  no  outside  jobs  to  earn  a  few  extra  silver  coins。

After  I  related  these  facts;  Black  said  it  was  Olive  who  showed  the  most

enthusiasm  for  and  the  most  ease  with  the  styles  of  the  Frankish  masters

admired by his late Enishte。 I understood this to be praise from the deceased

fool’s  point  of  view;  mistaken  though  it  was。  I  can’t  say  whether  Olive  was

more deeply and secretly bound to the Herat styles—which went back to his

father’s mentor Siyavush and Siyavush’s mentor Muzaffer; back to the era of

Bihzad and the old masters—than he appeared to be; but it always made me

wonder whether Olive harbored other hidden tendencies。 Of my miniaturists

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(I  told  myself  spontaneously);  he  was  the  most  quiet  and  sensitive;  but  also

the most guilty and traitorous; and by far the most devious。 When I thought

about the mander’s torture chambers; he was the first to e to mind。

(I both wanted and didn’t want him to be tortured。) He had the eyes of a jinn;

he noticed and took account of everything; including my own shortings;

however;  with  the  reserve  of  an  exile  able  to  acmodate  himself  to  any

situation; he’d rarely open his mouth to point out mistakes。 He was wily; yes;

but  not  in  my  opinion  a  murderer。  (I  didn’t  tell  Black  this。)  Olive  didn’t

believe in anything。 He had no faith in money; but he’d nervously squirrel it

away。  Contrary  to  what  is  monly  believed;  all  murderers  are  men  of

extreme  faith  rather  than  unbelievers。  Manuscript  illumination  leads  to

painting;  and  painting;  in  turn;  leads  to—God  forbid—challenging  Allah。

Everybody  knows  this。  Therefore;  to  judge  by  his  lack  of  faith;  Olive  is  a

genuine  artist。  Nevertheless;  I  believe  that  his  God…given  gifts  fall  short  of

Butterfly’s; or even Stork’s。 I would’ve wanted Olive to be my son。 As I said

this; I wanted to incur Black’s jealousy; but he only responded by opening his

dark   eyes   and   staring   with   childlike   curiosity。   Then   I   said   Olive   was

magnificent  when  he  worked  in  black  ink;  when  he  rendered;  for  pasting  in

albums;  warriors;  hunting  scenes;  Chinese…inspired  landscapes  full  of  storks

and cranes; pretty boys gathered beneath a tree reciting verse and playing lutes;

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