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Saul and the Witch of Endor
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen1526
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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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- Title: Saul and the Witch of Endor
- Creator: Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, Jacob
- Date Created: 1526
- Physical Dimensions: paneel
- Subject Keywords: kunst in de Nederlanden 1525-1565
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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