Misha (Mikael) Shahbazian, an Iranian painter, was born in 1904. Shahbazian studied art at Sanaye Mostazrafeh Art School under the supervision of Mohammad Ghafari (Kamal al-Molk) and was trained by Paul Maki (Mark), a Russian artist, for two years. He exhibited his works in the Association of Cultural Relations between Iran and the Soviet Union (1348) and the Hall of the Armenian Club, Tehran (1971). He passed away in 1976.
Shahbazian belongs to the group of painters called "Isfahan Watercolor School" or "New Jolfa Painters". The works of this group of artists mainly contains natural landscapes, historical monuments and rural scenes created with watercolors. Although, Shahbazian also used oil paints to depict his subjects. Bright colors, fluid movement of the brush and simple shapes are the distinctive features of his work.
Misha Shahbazian's paintings have a documentary feature and have recorded the historical buildings of Iran. One of its prominent examples is a watercolor of the Chaharbaagh school in Isfahan. This work is also the first art by Shahbazian to be presented at auctions.