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Engraving of a witches' sabbath with a flying witch above smoke, a nude woman tending a pot, and skulls and bones on the ground.

Witches conjuring at the witches' sabbath

A black-and-white engraving of a witches' sabbath: a witch rides a broomstick through clouds of smoke above, while in the foreground a nude woman stirs a pot beside scattered skulls and bones. Dense hatching and a dark, wooded setting frame the scene.

Artist
Hans Baldung Grien (mentioned on object)
Date
1510
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2644 × 3808 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1510.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Gods and Epics of India16th century1510s1510renaissance printnude figurewitchcraftblack and white engravingcauldronbroomstickflying witchwitches sabbath

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