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kirgiakos:

Agostino Tassi - ”Landscape with a Scene of Witchcraft”
oil on canvas , ca. 1620-1644

witch seated in a landscape and accompanied by a monster is casting spells with macabre objects, including a human skull. Tassi specialized in the representation of landscapes and architecture. In this painting, he has imagined the forest as a place beyond civilization where demonic powers can be unleashed. The belief in witchcraft was common during Tassi’s time. In romance poetry, witches were often described as beautiful and seductive creatures, and Tassi painted his image in this vein

Agostino Tassi - ”Landscape with a Scene of Witchcraft”

oil on canvas , ca. 1620-1644

witch seated in a landscape and accompanied by a monster is casting spells with macabre objects, including a human skull. Tassi specialized in the representation of landscapes and architecture. In this painting, he has imagined the forest as a place beyond civilization where demonic powers can be unleashed. The belief in witchcraft was common during Tassi’s time. In romance poetry, witches were often described as beautiful and seductive creatures, and Tassi painted his image in this vein

necspenecmetu:

Agostino Tassi, The Arrival of Cleopatra at Tarsus, 17th century

necspenecmetu:

Agostino Tassi, A Shipyard, 17th century

rjtyler:

TASSI, Agostino

Italian painter, Roman school (b. 1578, Roma, d. 1644, Roma)

The Embarkation of a Queen

c. 1615

Oil on canvas, 94 x 136 cm

Private collection