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Saul and the Witch of Endor

Creator

Dutch painter and designer of woodcuts (before 1470-1533) · 1472–1533

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Date: 1526
Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
Culture: Amsterdam
Institution: Rijksmuseum

Fearing the outcome of a battle, Saul, king of the Israelites, consulted the fortune-telling witch of Endor. The prophecy came true: Saul lost the battle, but shortly before he was to be killed, he threw himself on his sword. His suicide – in the middle background – is a warning against witchcraft. In the foreground is a Witches’ Sabbath: the fortune-teller sits within a chalk circle, surrounded by other witches, satyrs, and imaginary figures.

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