413 – Sabbat Picture

Physical description:

Reproduction of engraving of Sabbat. A confused scene of musicians, dancing, feasting round table, enthroned Devil (with 2 enthroned humans either side), witches flying within smoke from cauldron.

Museum classification:

Satanism and Devil Worship

Information:

From 'Tableau de l'inconstance des mauvais anges' by Pierre de Lancre. Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'A witches Sabbath, always a time of wild activity, abounding in scenes of dancing, flying, feasting and fornicating, but also a time when there was constant activity around the ever boiling cauldron.'

Resource:

Picture

Materials:

Paper

From 'Tableau de l'inconstance des mauvais anges' by Pierre de Lancre. Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'A witches Sabbath, always a time of wild activity, abounding in scenes of dancing, flying, feasting and fornicating, but also a time when there was constant activity around the ever boiling cauldron.'