#frans francken

[karrova]

Allegory the Ship of State, 16th century

Frans Francken

[artschoolglasses]

Gathering of Witches, Frans Francken the Younger, 1607

[my-sacred-art]

Monica Bellucci (Italian, born 1964)

The Damned Being Cast Into Hell (detail), circa 1605-1610. Frans Francken the Younger (Southern Netherlandish, 1581-1642). The Residenzgalerie, Salzburg, Austria.

[oldsardens]

Frans Francken II - Das Schwert des Damokles

[everythingandeverywhere]

An Allegory of Death and the Rich Man - Frans Francken II (1581 - 1642)

[sardens]

Frans Francken II - Das Schwert des Damokles

[diioonysus]

witches + art

[lionofchaeronea]

Vase with Tulips, Andries Daniels and Frans Francken the Younger, between 1620 and 1625

[voluptuarian]

13 days of witches: witch of the Elizabethan court

“Tis magick, magick, that has ravisht me.” — Christopher Marlowe

To be a courtier is to dance on tightropes-- a witch among courtiers must manage the trick while dangling between Scylla and Charybdis. Witchcraft is commonplace, from the smallest acts to the largest, ubiquitous in the grandest homes and the humblest-- even Elizabeth herself keeps a court astronomer on hand-- but it is also a crime, one which sent the queen's own mother to her grave. But Anne Boleyn was innocent-- she, however, is not, and guilt equips her well. Nature has already armed her with the courtier's best weapons-- a light step, keen instincts, and a surplus of both charm and wit-- and her magic wields them as sword and shield. She knows when to drop a honeyed word in the right ear or a honeyed potion in the right cup; how to warm a hateful heart and kill a hurtful rumor; she knows the steps to every galliard and gavotte, just as she knows the stage of the moon and the positions of the planets, the hours and days ripe with good fortune and laden with ill-luck. Perhaps she does dance suspended between the whirlpool and the mouth of hell, but what does it matter when the dance is such a joyous one, and she so suited to it? Even if she falls, she knows she'll find a way to land on her feet.

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Frans Francken the Younger

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[collectionstilllife]

Frans Francken the Younger (Flemish, 1581–1642) • Chamber of Art and Curiosities • 1636

[artschoolglasses]

Witches' Sabbath, Frans Francken the Younger, 1606

[my-sacred-art]

Kiernan Shipka (born 1999, USA)

Crucifixion, 16xx. Frans Francken the Younger (Southern Netherlandish, 1581-1642).

[oldsardens]

Frans Francken II - Christ in the house of Martha and Mary

[illustratus]

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite by Frans Francken the Younger