Witches

Creator:

Baldung, Hans, b. 1484 or 1485, d. 1545

Published/Created:

1510

Notes:

Baldung created his woodcut Witches' Sabbath (Hollstein, no. 235), the first of a series of images of witches, a theme that fascinated him for the rest of his life. This early work was executed as a single-leaf woodcut with a tone block that allowed it al

Culture:

German

Accession Number:

250848

Genre:

prints: woodcuts (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

R: Personal slide, C. Wood (from 1991 Catalog)

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Paris, France: Musée du Louvre

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 8057

OID:

306454

PID:

digcoll:2225377