A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur
English
Around 1700, artists in Udaipur began creating large, immersive paintings to convey the mood (bhava) of the citys palaces, lakes, and mountains. A Splendid Land explores how painters depicted places, mapped terrains, and triggered memories to foster political and personal attachments to land. By examining social networks, ecological relations, and pleasurable pursuits, and by drawing upon previously untranslated sources and engaging with the history of the senses, A Splendid Land opens early modern art history to new interpretative possibilities. See more