准备安息日的女巫 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	准备安息日的女巫
品名（英）	Witches Preparing for Sabbath
入馆年号	2001年，2001.648
策展部门	绘画和印刷品（Drawings and Prints）
创作者	Andries Stock【1572 至 1648】【荷兰人】
创作年份	公元 1605 - 公元 1615
创作地区
分类	印刷品（Prints）
尺寸	页: 17 1/4 × 25 3/4 英寸 (43.8 × 65.4 厘米)
介绍（中）	为了欣赏这幅印刷品中代表的女巫世界的复杂象征意义和丰富的细节，需要仔细检查。在中间，三个女巫准备药膏，她们会涂抹在身体上，使她们能够飞翔。他们面前的书大概包含了他们调制所需的配方。在右边，另一个女巫骑着一把扫帚，由大锅的蒸气推动，正被恶魔拖着头发。在左上角，女巫们紧握着火栓，指的是她们通过制造冰雹和闪电风暴来破坏庄稼的力量。在左下方，丘比特似乎正在与一个长着翅膀的恶魔作斗争。这被理解为女巫的反常之爱和丘比特的纯洁之爱之间的战斗。整首曲子中的许多其他细节增加了我们对它的享受。在制作这幅画的时候，许多人相信女巫的真实及其活动。我们不确定设计版画的雅克·德·盖恩的态度，但有一些证据表明他是一个怀疑论者，对巫术主题感到困惑。
介绍（英）	To appreciate the complex symbolism and rich details of the world of witches represented in this print close examination is needed. In the centre three witches prepare ointments that they will smear over their bodies enabling them to fly. The book before them presumably contains the recipe they need for their concoction. At the right another witch riding a broomstick fuelled by the vapors from a cauldron is being dragged by the hair by a demon. In the upper left, witches clutch bolts of fire, a reference to their power to wreak havoc by creating storms of hail and lightning to ruin crops. Below to the left, Cupid seems to be struggling with a winged demon. This has been understood as a battle between the perverse loves of witches and the pure love of Cupid. Many other details throughout the composition add to our enjoyment of it. During the time this print was made many people believed in the reality of witches and their activities. We do not know for certain the attitude of Jacques de Gheyn who designed the print but there is some evidence to think he was a skeptic and regarded subjects of witchcraft with bemusement.