Leaf & Spine

Cover art · storm

Durga Slaying Mahisha

Unknown artist, c. 1830.

Durga Slaying Mahisha
Durga Slaying Mahisha — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 11.3 x 7.3 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 57% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

According to the text dedicated to the exploits of the great goddess Devi in her various forms, there was a time in the mythic past when a buffalo demon was ravaging the world. Storm clouds swirl above and dust below him. The goddess in her warrior aspect in which she is named Durga rides a chariot pulled by two leonine tigers with blue skies and flowering trees above her. The two are about to clash in a bloody battle that will take place on the gently sloping hillside evocative of the western Himalayan foothills where this painting was made.

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