Tag: Jan or Frans Verbeeck
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09 paintings on Halloween night with John William Waterhouse, Mariska Karto, Johfra Bosschart, Francisco de Goya, Jan or Frans Verbeeck, Norman Lindsay, Gustave Moreau, and Franz von Stuck, with Footnotes
This is one of Waterhouse’s earlier works, and reflects his fascination with the exotic. The woman in this picture appears to be a witch or priestess, endowed with magic powers. Her dress and general appearance is highly eclectic, and is derived from several sources: she has the swarthy complexion of a woman of middle-eastern origin;…
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Jan or Frans Verbeeck, The Witches’ Sabbath 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Witches’ Sabbath, with Footnotes – 151
The Witches’ Sabbath is a term applied to a gathering of those considered to practice witchcraft and other rites. Bristol University’s Ronald Hutton: “the witches’ sabbath represents a combination of three older mythical components, all of which are active at night: A procession of female spirits, often joined by privileged human beings and often led by a…
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