Witches Preparing for Sabbath. Artist: Andries Stock (Netherlandish, 1572/82-after 1648); Designed by Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565-1629 The Hague). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/4 × 25 3/4 in. (43.8 × 65.4 cm). Publisher: Published by Nicolaes de Clerck. Date: ca. 1610.To appreciate the complex symbolism and rich details of the world of witches represented in this print close examination is needed. In the centre three witches prepare ointments that they will smear over their bodies enabling them to fly. The book before them presumably contains the recipe they need for their concoction. At the right another witch riding a broomstick fuelled by the vapors from a cauldron is being dragged by the hair by a demon. In the upper left, witches clutch bolts of fire, a reference to their power to wreak havoc by creating storms of hail and lightning to ruin crops. Below to the left, Cupid seems to be struggling with a winged demon. This has been understood as a battle between the pe

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Witches Preparing for Sabbath. Artist: Andries Stock (Netherlandish, 1572/82-after 1648); Designed by Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565-1629 The Hague). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/4 × 25 3/4 in. (43.8 × 65.4 cm). Publisher: Published by Nicolaes de Clerck. Date: ca. 1610.To appreciate the complex symbolism and rich details of the world of witches represented in this print close examination is needed. In the centre three witches prepare ointments that they will smear over their bodies enabling them to fly. The book before them presumably contains the recipe they need for their concoction. At the right another witch riding a broomstick fuelled by the vapors from a cauldron is being dragged by the hair by a demon. In the upper left, witches clutch bolts of fire, a reference to their power to wreak havoc by creating storms of hail and lightning to ruin crops. Below to the left, Cupid seems to be struggling with a winged demon. This has been understood as a battle between the pe

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