Witches & Wicked Bodies - Petherbridge Deanna
Witches & Wicked Bodies - Petherbridge Deanna 'Witches & Wicked Bodies' provides an innovative, rich survey of images of European witchcraft covering from the sixteenth century to the present day.…
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Witches & Wicked Bodies - Petherbridge Deanna
'Witches & Wicked Bodies' provides an innovative, rich survey of images of European witchcraft covering from the sixteenth century to the present day. Such imagery has ancient precedents and has been repeatedly re-invented by artists over the centuries, to include scenes with corpses and cauldrons, caverns and kitchens, and the dead being raised through demonic or satanic rites - all inversions of an ordered and religious social world. It focuses on the representation of female witches and the enduring stereotypes they embody, ranging from hideous old crones to beautiful young seductresses.
The illustrations primarily feature drawings and prints as well as a group of important paintings. Petherbridge introduces this fascinating subject and includes catalogue entries on each of the exhibited works. A wide range of artists is represented including Durer, Goya, Fuseli, Blake, Burra and Rego.