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Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi

Unknown artist, c. 1640–50.

Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi
Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 7.7 x 11.3 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 2% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

The antics of Holi, the festival of spring, are in full tilt in this scene that takes place in the women's quarters of a palace. Most of the women have already been stained with the red and yellow colors that they squirt and smear on one another to the beat of handheld drums and a lively song. In a composition repeated from an imperial Mughal scene, one woman aggressively and playfully has another in a headlock and pours red liquid down her blouse.

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