Until 1499
Master of the Lower Rhine, ‘The Lovespell’, 1470-80
1500-1699
George Kress, “How 300 women turned themselves into werewolves, slaughtered their families and cattle, and how 85 of them were executed on May 6th 1591”
Frans Francken II, “Witches’ Sabbath”, 1606
Frans Francken II, “Witches’ Kitchen”, Ca. 1610
Claes Jacobsz van der Heck, ‘Allegory of the vices’, 1636.
“The Examinations of Anne Baker, Joanne Willimot and Ellen Greene”, 17th century
Frans Francken II, “Witches’ Sabbath”, early 17th century.
Andries Jacobsz Stock, ‘Witches’ Sabbath’, Ca. 1610.
Jacob Cornelisz. Van Oostsanen.”The witch of Endor”. 1526.
Based on engraving by Nicolaes de Clerck (after Jacques de Gheyn II), ‘Witches’, 1630.
Jacques de Gheyn, ‘Witches’ Kitchen’, early 17th century
David Teniers the Younger, ‘Witches’ Initiation’
Johannes Praetorius, “Blocksbergs Verrichtung”, 1668
Jacques de Gheyn, ‘Witches’ Kitchen’, early 17th century
Frontispiece to Matthew Hopkins’ “The discoverie of witches”, 1647
Andries Stock and Jacques de Gheyn, ‘Witches preparing a Sabbath’, ca. 1610
Frans Francken II, “Witche’s Gathering”, Ca. 1607
1700-1899
Johann Heinrich Füssli, ‘The Mandrake: A Charm’
1900 and later
Paula Modersohn-Becker. “The Fairytale Witch”. 1901.
“The Little Witch” illustration from “Elves and Fairies” by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. 1916.
Stefan Eggeler. Illustration for Gustav Meyrinks “Walpurgisnacht”. 1922.
Stefan Eggeler. Illustration for Gustav Meyrinks “Walpurgisnacht”. 1922.
Stefan Eggeler. Illustration for Gustav Meyrinks “Walpurgisnacht”. 1922.
Stefan Eggeler. Illustration for Gustav Meyrinks “Walpurgisnacht”. 1922.
Stefan Eggeler. Illustration for Gustav Meyrinks “Walpurgisnacht”. 1922.
Stefan Eggeler. Illustration for Gustav Meyrinks “Walpurgisnacht”. 1922.
Paul Klee, “Walpurgisnacht”, 1935, Tate Britain
thimsternisse 