Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Witches’ Sabbath: A Historical Demonological Scene
Small groups of people and fantastic beings occupy a densely arranged scene around a steaming cauldron. An enthroned group appears above a child, with dancers, flying bodies and other activities spread across the surrounding ground. Magica Sexualis captions it The Witches’ Sabbath. The image belongs to historical demonological representations of alleged gatherings, arranging imagined acts into a single crowded comparative scene.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Witches’ Sabbath: A Historical Demonological Scene" [editorial title]. In Magica Sexualis, Émile Laurent and Paul Nagour. Privately printed; publication year not printed in inspected front matter, undated edition, Falstaff Press Inc.. Source scan leaf 300. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0105-0300
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Illustrator not identified. The Witches’ Sabbath: A Historical Demonological Scene. Magica Sexualis. Scan leaf 300. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0105-0300