Framed Witch Art

Framed Witch Art does just as the name suggests and depicts witches performing their rituals, for good or worse and they have the uncanny ability of capturing the attention of a broad audience. The Witches’ Sabbath created by Francisco the Goya is among the best-known paintings featuring witches. He authored several other paintings revolving around these women allegedly capable of magical things and most of them look menacing. This is hardly a surprise given the fact that back then witchcraft was feared by a wide majority of people and those suspected of engaging in such activities were severely reprimanded.

Albrecht Durer named one of his famous drawings Witch and Eugene Delacroix’s Faust and Mephistopheles at the Witch Sabbath also features among the Framed Witch Art. While people stopped believing in witchcraft or at least the vast majority no longer fear witches, the concept remained very popular among artists. At the turn-of-the-century, John William Waterhouse brought the mythical creatures back in the spotlight, with his Crystal Ball painting.