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Engraving of a nude witch riding a horned beast through the air, surrounded by winged putti, with hatched lines and a monogram at lower right.

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An engraving of a nude, long-haired witch riding aloft on a horned, goat-like beast while winged putti scatter around her, some carrying staffs. Fine hatched lines render a windswept sky and a dark, grassy ground below, with the monogram AD at lower right.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer (mentioned on object)
Date
1498-1502
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2528 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1502.
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

Español: La bruja, grabado de Albrecht Dürer

Un grabado de una bruja desnuda de cabello largo que vuela sobre una criatura cornuda parecida a una cabra, mientras varios putti alados la rodean, algunos con bastones. Las líneas finas y entrecruzadas describen un cielo agitado y un suelo oscuro y herboso, con el monograma AD en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: A bruxa, gravura de Albrecht Dürer

Uma gravura de uma bruxa nua, de cabelos longos, que voa sobre uma criatura com chifres semelhante a uma cabra, enquanto putti alados a cercam, alguns carregando bastões. Linhas finas e cruzadas descrevem um céu agitado e um chão escuro e gramado, com o monograma AD no canto inferior direito.

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