# The Witches' Sabbath by Moonlight \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WIJNEN, Domenicus van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wijnen-domenicus-van-rdac5d57b18a1e4>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Other elements holding traces of sorcery are represented here: the fire in the centre of the scene, a symbol of physical, moral and mystical transmutation. Close to the fire we find a cat, servant of the underworld, as well as a sleeping baby, often victims of sorcery.

## Related artworks

- [Nurture of Bacchus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wijnen-domenicus-van-rdac5d57b18a1e4/nurture-of-bacchus-r0fce5d20646188>)
- [The Witches&#39; Sabbath by Moonlight](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wijnen-domenicus-van-rdac5d57b18a1e4/the-witches-sabbath-by-moonlight-r1ed70327132592>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)