However , as Ivanov suggests , Muhammad Zaman studied under a European artist in Isfahan , Persia .
The report of Muhammad Zaman 's being sent by Shah Abbas II to study in Italy , Muhammad Zaman he adopted Roman Catholic Christianity , is no more than a colourful legend .
However , as Ivanov suggests , Muhammad Zaman studied under a European artist in Isfahan , Persia , and the report of his being sent by Shah Abbas II to study in Italy , where he adopted Roman Catholic Christianity , is no more than a colourful legend .