The Witches' Sabbath | Eugène Delacroix | 1833 Size:14"x11" the brilliance of the apparition

the brilliance of the apparition

The immense scale and fiery tones turn the landscape into a vision of terror and endurance

which is propped up on the snow-covered grave marked by a simple wooden cross

Jean-Charles Cazin blends quiet intimacy with grandeur

This is a black and white illustration by Gustave Doré (1832–1883)

The Witches' Sabbath | Eugène Delacroix | 1833 Size:14"x11" the brilliance of the apparitionEugne Delacroixs The Witches Sabbath (1833) is a turbulent and nocturnal vision of supernatural frenzy set within a desolate, storm swept landscape. Rendered with energetic, swirling brushwork and dark, smouldering tones, the composition gathers a mass of distorted, writhing figures engaged in a demonic rite, while ruined architecture looms ominously in the background. The painting embodies Romanticisms fascination with the macabre, the irrational,