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Krishna and Satyabhama Storm the Citadel of Naraka, folio 97 from a Bhagavata Purana

Unknown artist, c. 1775.

Krishna and Satyabhama Storm the Citadel of Naraka, folio 97 from a Bhagavata Purana
Krishna and Satyabhama Storm the Citadel of Naraka, folio 97 from a Bhagavata Purana — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 11.3 x 7.6 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 55% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

From a series depicting the life of Krishna, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, this scene takes place at the demon king Naraka’s citadel. Seen from above, the mountaintop fortress is surrounded by concentric fortifications that recall the format of a mandala. In the upper left chambers, Naraka sits with nymphs he abducted from heaven. At the right, coming to rescue them, the blue Krishna with his wife blasts through the fortifications on his man-eagle mount Garuda.

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