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Etching of a woman reaching over a fire beside monstrous creatures and a skull at night, with a Latin inscription below.

A witch at her cauldron surrounded by monsters. Etching by Jan van de Velde II, 1626.

A woman with long loose hair, in a flowing robe, reaches toward a fire and a cauldron-like vessel on the ground while grotesque winged and horned creatures crowd the left and a skull rests at right. Dark engraved lines build a night landscape under a swirling sky, with a Latin inscription along the lower margin.

Artist
Jan van de Velde
Date
1626
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3030 px
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Español: Bruja junto al fuego rodeada de monstruos, grabado de Jan van de Velde II, 1626

Una mujer de cabello largo y suelto, con una túnica fluida, extiende la mano hacia un fuego y una vasija parecida a un caldero en el suelo, mientras criaturas grotescas aladas y con cuernos se agolpan a la izquierda y un cráneo descansa a la derecha. Líneas grabadas oscuras construyen un paisaje nocturno bajo un cielo arremolinado, con una inscripción en latín en el margen inferior.

Português: Bruxa junto ao fogo cercada de monstros, gravura de Jan van de Velde II, 1626

Uma mulher de cabelo longo e solto, com uma túnica fluida, estende a mão em direção a um fogo e a um recipiente semelhante a um caldeirão no chão, enquanto criaturas grotescas aladas e com chifres se amontoam à esquerda e uma caveira repousa à direita. Linhas gravadas escuras constroem uma paisagem noturna sob um céu turbilhonante, com uma inscrição em latim na margem inferior.

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