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An illustration of Witches' Sabbath by Martin van Maële, from the 1911 edition of the book La Sorcière, by Jules Michelet. A Witches' Sabbath is a purported gathering of those believed to practice witchcraft and other rituals. The phrase became especially popular in the 20th century.
Witches' Sabbath (Spanish: El Aquelarre) [1] is a 1798 oil painting on canvas by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. Today it is held in the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid. It depicts a Witches' Sabbath. It was purchased in 1798 along with five other paintings related to witchcraft by the Duke and Duchess of Osuna. [2]
Witches' Sabbath (1798), by Francisco Goya. Akelarre is a Basque term meaning Witches' Sabbath (a gathering of those practicing witchcraft). Akerra means male goat in the Basque language. Witches' sabbaths were envisioned as presided over by a goat. The word has been loaned to Castilian Spanish (which uses the spelling Aquelarre).
Articles related to the Witches' Sabbath and its depictions. It is a purported gathering of those believed to practice witchcraft and other rituals . The phrase became especially popular in the 20th century.
Witches' Sabbath, 1821–1823. Oil on plaster wall, transferred to canvas; 140.5 × 435.7 cm (56 × 172 in). Museo del Prado, Madrid Merging of two photographs by Jean Laurent taken in 1874, before the removal of badly damaged landscape to the far left and right during the transfer to canvas. The cutting down significantly altered the painting ...
Jeanette Abadie (or l'Abadie) (born c. 1593) was a young woman of the village of Ciboure in Labourd, France, who was supposedly lured into witchcraft and was one of the principal witnesses concerning the supposed practices of the witches' Sabbath. [1]
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The Witches' Sabbath (Italian: La visione del sabba, French: La sorcière, also known as The Sabbath) is a 1988 Italian-French drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a pagan film and shows the rituals of witches.