Coven of Widows

The plates

Every engraving, woodcut and painting on this site is in the public domain. Here they are as they were printed, with where to find each original.

The Alchemist's Oratory and LaboratoryHeinrich Khunrath, 1609. Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, plate 7. Science History Institute
The WitchesHans Baldung Grien, 1510. Chiaroscuro woodcut. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Witches Preparing for the SabbathAndries Stock, after Jacques de Gheyn II, ca. 1610. Engraving. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Countess, from The Dance of DeathHans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526. Woodcut. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A black sun with a face descends behind the horizonUnknown artist, undated. Alchemical illustration. Wellcome Collection, via The Public Domain Review
The Black SunUnknown illuminator, 1582. Splendor Solis. British Library, via The Public Domain Review
Melencolia IAlbrecht Dürer, 1514. Engraving. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The AlchemistPhilips Galle, after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, after 1558. Engraving. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lo Stregozzo (The Witch's Procession)Agostino Veneziano, ca. 1515–25. Engraving. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Forger at the Anvil, from The Various Operations of AlchemyDomenico Beccafumi, ca. 1540–50. Woodcut. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Sun, the Peacock and the Two-Headed RebisHeinrich Khunrath, 1609. Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, plate 6. Science History Institute
The Lion and the Dragon at the CaveHeinrich Khunrath, 1609. Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, plate 1. Science History Institute
The Dragon Devouring Its TailMatthäus Merian, 1678. Musaeum Hermeticum. Internet Archive, via Source Library
Mirror of Art and NatureSteffan Michelspacher, 1615. Cabala, Spiegel der Kunst und Natur. Berlin State Library, via The Public Domain Review
The Beginning: ExaltationSteffan Michelspacher, 1615. Cabala, Spiegel der Kunst und Natur. Berlin State Library, via The Public Domain Review
The Middle: ConjunctionSteffan Michelspacher, 1615. Cabala, Spiegel der Kunst und Natur. Berlin State Library, via The Public Domain Review
The End: MultiplicationSteffan Michelspacher, 1615. Cabala, Spiegel der Kunst und Natur. Berlin State Library, via The Public Domain Review
The Dreamer and the LadderUnknown engraver, 1677. Mutus Liber, plate 1. ETH-Bibliothek Zürich (e-rara), via The Public Domain Review
Section of the Ripley ScrollAfter George Ripley, 16th century. The Ripley Scroll. Wellcome Collection, via The Public Domain Review
From Clavis ArtisAttributed to “Zoroaster”, late 17th–18th century. Clavis Artis, Trieste manuscript. Biblioteca Civica Hortis, via The Public Domain Review