Saul and the Witch of Endor, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1526
by Vincent Monozlay
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Saul and the Witch of Endor, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1526
Artist
Vincent Monozlay
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Painting - Oil On Panel
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Saul and the Witch of Endor, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1526.
Fearing the outcome of a battle, Saul, king of the Israelites, consulted the fortune-telling witch of Endor. On hearing that he would lose, the king 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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December 17th, 2016
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