Notes

Walpurgisnacht on the Hexentanzplatz. Translated as “the witches’ dancing floor,” the Hexentanzplatz is about 30 km away from the Brocken peak. This is from an old postcard.

The Witches’ Sabbath (1880) by Luis Ricardo FaleroPainting by Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 – December 7, 1896)Luis Falero was a Spanish painter who particularly painted beautiful nude women moving through fantastic, magical scenes. He got his housemaid/model pregnant and was sued by her for child support.See

Zaubereÿ – Sorcery. Etching, Nuremberg 1626“Matthäus Merian der Ältere (or “Matthew”, “the Elder”, or “Sr.”; 22 September 1593 – 19 June 1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house.”Pasted from Following is his engraving of a witches’ dance.Also a full res size:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zauberey_1626.jpg

Walpurgisnacht, 1897 by the Swiss painter Albert Welti (February 18, 1862 – June 7, 1912)The witches fly and tumble on Walpurgis Night. See the posting at For more on the artist, see

Witches going to their Sabbath (1878) by Luis Ricardo Falero Painting by Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 – December 7, 1896) Pasted from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Ricardo_Falero> For an interesting discussion of this painting and others of a similar nature by Luis Falero, see:http://sexywitch.wordpress.com/category/painting/page/2/ (or an archived page at https://web.archive.org/web/20140106095130/http://sexywitch.wordpress.com/category/painting/page/2/)