How Witches Looked in Medieval Art

Hans Baldung - The Witches Sabbath (1510 AD)

I recently visited the British Museum and enjoyed their Witches and Wicked Bodies exhibit which runs until January 11th, 2015. It displays art depicting witches from the middle ages up to the late nineteenth century. This post looks at a few late medieval interpretations of witches and the artists behind these works.

Nordic Witchcraft in Transition: Impotence, Heresy and Diabolism in 14th-century Bergen

Witches cooking in a cauldron

Within the orbit of witchcraft, what is the relationship between sexuality, heresy, and diabolism?

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