#jan mandijn

[charnel-grounds]

“Devil worshipping cats”, 16th century

detail from the painting “Witches’ Cove” attributed to a follower of Jan Mandijn

[pankurios-templeovarts]

Jan Mandijn (circa 1500–circa 1560): The Temptation of St. Anthony.

[holespoles]

Those cats look absolutely delighted! This is an excerpt from a painting depicting a witches' festival - "The Cove of the Witches" (16th century) by Jan Mandijn's followers.

Very little is known about the painting itself. While it supposedly portrays a gruesome witches' ritual, the overall composition appears rather whimsical and hardly terrifying. It's hard to imagine 16th-century viewers reacting with anything other than amusement when looking at this - in fact, everything seems charming. Perhaps the innocent minds of that era would have been sufficiently frightened simply by hearing the word "witch."

Note: Jan Mandijn was a contemporary painter. This work is attributed to his followers, though even this attribution remains uncertain.

猫さんたち楽しそう！これは魔女たちの祭典を描いた絵の抜粋で『ヤン・マンデインの信奉者』が描いた「魔女の入江」（16世紀）という作品です。

絵については詳しい事がほぼ不明。おぞましい魔女の儀式を描いているそうですが、絵の全体像を見てもユルユルで全然おぞましくない。これを見て「ひいい！なんて恐ろしい😱」と16世紀の人が感じたとは到底思えません。むしろ総てが可愛い。まぁ、純真な当時の人々は「魔女」というワードだけで十分恐怖を感じる事が出来たのかもしれません。

なおヤン・マンデインは同時代の画家。これは彼の信奉者が描いたとされていますが、それも曖昧です。

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔍𝔞𝔫 𝔐𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔦𝔧𝔫.

[dailyhistoryposts]

Detail from The Witches’ Cove (c. 16th century) by Jan Mandijn or anonymous follower.

[happyheidi]

cats in art. x

i. julius adam the younger, ii. detail from “the witches’ cove” by a follower of jan mandijn, iii. thomas’s orchestra - from the new york public print collection, iv. arthur heyer.

[ducissatenebrarum]

Details from Jan Mandijn's Temptation of St Anthony (c.1550).

[gunnr-lp]

The Circle of Dancing Cats The Witches' Cove (detail) [16th Century] 

Artist: Follower of Jan Mandijn