The Witches, 1510
The Witches, 1510. Four nude female figures sitting on the ground with a cauldron, which is emitting big plumes of smoke and traces of a potion with frogs. Around the figures, the ground is littered with bones, witchforks and other items associated with witchcraft. On the right, next to the barren tree with the monogram tablet, a cat is sitting with its back turned. In the night sky, another two witches, one barely visible through the smoke, the other one riding a goat and carrying a witchfork with another cauldron and animal bones. Print by German artist Hans Baldung (1484-1545).
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Photo credit: © The Met/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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