Witchcraft Scene with a Vampire [recto]
1597
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Jacques de Gheyn II
Jacques de Gheyn II (1587–1587) was an artist.
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chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Witchcraft Scene with a Vampire [recto] is a 1597 chalk by Jacques de Gheyn II, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a dark, tangled scene with two figures in the center. One looks like a person with a pointed hat, holding a staff, while the other is a hunched, clawed creature. The background is filled with twisted trees and a winding path leading to a small building. Everything is drawn with quick, sketchy lines and heavy shading. The artist used cross-hatching—lots of crisscrossed lines—to create shadows and texture, making the scene feel eerie. The mix of human and monster suggests this might be about superstition or folklore. Check out the technique: cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.
Jacques de Gheyn II (1587–1587) was an artist.
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