Scenes of Witchcraft: Day
c. 1645–1649
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 54.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-109521
Rosa's scene at noon showcases several hoary hags that exemplify his treatment of witches. Clutching skulls, wielding brooms, and slicing lizards, the witches prepare to travel to the Sabbath, an orgy of witches. One witch flays the skin of a thrashing lizard to extract the innards needed to concoct magical unguents, while her companions brandish skulls. Goats were the common mode of transportation for witches, but Rosa substitutes an owl, a harbinger of evil. Although Rosa foregrounds the violent cruelty of witchcraft, situating the grotesque hags in the full light of day introduces a comic …
Provenance
Wade Fund, 1977.37.2
Registry history
- c. 1645–1649 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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