Assembly of Witches

A densely populated Baroque fantasy unfolds in a shadowed, cavernous setting, where richly dressed figures, children, animals, books, vessels, and strange instruments gather around a glowing fire. A woman in a turquoise skirt anchors the left foreground while a cluster of readers and laborers occupies the center, and elevated figures recede into smoky darkness at the right. Flickering highlights, theatrical gestures, and an abundance of symbolic details give the scene the character of a Flemish moralizing or occult genre tableau.