Understanding fear, accusation, and brutality during the European witch craze through visual art

During the European witch craze, visual art played a powerful role in shaping belief in witches. The printing press allowed images of witchcraft to circulate widely, amplifying fear and suspicion. In this article, Natasha Brockman explores how such imagery did more than illustrate witchcraft: it helped create it, teaching people what witches looked like, what they did, and why their destruction seemed necessary...