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Engraving of a witches' sabbath: a seated nude hag by a fire, standing witches, flying demons and winged creatures in a dark swirling sky, with a gnarled tree at right.

Heksensabbat

An engraving of a nocturnal gathering of witches around a central group of figures, with a seated, nude hag over a cauldron-like fire at lower right. Demons and winged creatures swirl through a billowing sky, while a gnarled tree frames the right edge and a shadowy landscape extends at left.

Artist
attributed to workshop of Jacques de Gheyn (II)
Date
1608-1612
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2709 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1612.
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: Aquelarre (Heksensabbat)

Un grabado de una reunión nocturna de brujas alrededor de un grupo central de figuras, con una vieja desnuda sentada junto a un fuego en la parte inferior derecha. Demonios y criaturas aladas recorren un cielo agitado, mientras un árbol retorcido enmarca el borde derecho.

Português: Sabá das bruxas (Heksensabbat)

Uma gravura de uma reunião noturna de bruxas em torno de um grupo central de figuras, com uma velha nua sentada junto a um fogo na parte inferior direita. Demônios e criaturas aladas atravessam um céu agitado, enquanto uma árvore retorcida emoldura a borda direita.

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