Art, Symbol & Imagination
Witchcraft Scenes from the Drutenzeitung of 1627
Two registers combine houses, flying figures, demons and domestic encounters. The small scenes present supernatural accusations through recognisable everyday settings. The source identifies the illustration as coming from the Drutenzeitung of 1627 within its account of witch prosecution.
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Illustrator not identified. "Witchcraft Scenes from the Drutenzeitung of 1627" [editorial title]. In The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil, Paul Carus. 1900 illustrated edition, 1900, The Open Court Publishing Company. Source scan leaf 398. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0393
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Illustrator not identified. Witchcraft Scenes from the Drutenzeitung of 1627. The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil. Scan leaf 398. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0393