# The Witch (Night Piece), in Jan van de Velde II

Jan van de Velde II made this in 1626, aged 33. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

From the museum's label:

> A seductive witch standing inside a magic circle prepares a nasty brew for her Sabbath, surrounded by her familiars (supernatural entities) in the form of beasts and demons, as well as symbols of human weaknesses like lust (a goat) and gambling.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

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## The work

- Date: 1626
- Medium: engraving
- Dimensions: Platemark: 21.6 x 29 cm (8 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 24 x 31.5 cm (9 7/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
- Type: Print
- Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1943.635
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Jan van de Velde II](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/jan-van-de-velde-ii), Dutch, c. 1593–1641

2 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [Jan van de Velde II's contemporaries](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/contemporaries-of-jan-van-de-velde-ii?hang=749) (8 works)
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