The Court Paintings from Royal Udaipur | Debra Diamond in Conversation with William Dalrymple | JLF 2026

Discover the breathtaking world of Royal Udaipur court paintings in this captivating session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2026. Art historian Debra Diamond joins writer and Festival Co-director William Dalrymple to explore A Splendid Land, a remarkable jou ey through two centuries of Udaipur’s immersive masterpieces. These extraordinary paintings, created around 1700, capture the moods (bhava) of Udaipur’s palaces, lakes, monsoon skies, mountains, and even the cosmos. Diamond explains how artists shaped politics, emotion, identity, and sensory experience in early mode South Asia. From lake palaces to countryside landscapes, this conversation offers a fresh way to experience the layered beauty of Mewar’s artistic legacy.