An orphan, Behzad was raised and trained by the artist Mirak Naqqash. Behzad introduced his work in the 1470s and became a court painter to Sultan Husayan of Herat. The preponderance of Behzad's work dates from the 1480s and 1490s.

Behzad's work is found in museums throughout the world.

The following is a painting by Behzad entitled Iskandar and the Seven Sages.

Iskandar (a portrait of Sultan Husayan), is seated in the center of the scene; the sages are seated on the left and right of Iskandar. The men vary in appearances; some are white and others tanned. With gathering of Iskandar and the Sages in the court room, life goes along outside. A gatekeeper is talking to two seated people out side the gates. Also outside the palace, a city dweller is carrying a tea pot followed by a soldier with his axes. Inside the palace, a guard and a nobleman are walking near one of the gardens. The flowers in the garden are in bloom which indicates that it is the beginning of Spring.