The Four Witches or the Three Graces plus a Fourth

The Four Witches is an engraving by Albrecht Durer, dating to 1497. The work shows four sensual, nude women gathered in a circle. The women almost look like they are conspiring to do evil deeds together as seen by their expressions and indicated by the bones scattered. The doorway, to the right, is likely a gateway to death as seen by the bones lying across it. The doorway to the left seems to show the Devil, or a monster, engulfed in flames and might be intended as a gateway to hell. The intended meaning of the woodcut is unclear; possible interpretations range from the Three Fates with Discord, to Aphrodite and the Three Graces, or four witches, or four girls in a bath house. The engraving could also depict the Greek goddess Hecate, goddess of the crossroads and patroness of magic, witchcraft, necromancy, and sorcery and her counterpart, Diana. The goddess was often depicted with three faces, suggesting that she could look in all directions. Whatever the subject, the woodcut showcases the fears of witchcraft and paganism in the newly formed Protestant world. 

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http://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/342_the_four_witches
http://www.wga.hu/html_m/d/durer/2/13/1/019.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Witches

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