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Saul and the Witch of Endor
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Fearing the outcome of a battle, Saul, king of the Israelites, consulted the fortune-telling witch of Endor. On hearing that he would lose, the king threw himself on his sword. His suicide – in the middle background – is a warning against witchcraft. In the foreground is a Witches’ Sabbath: the fortune-teller sits within a chalk circle, surrounded by other witches, satyrs and imaginary figures.
Title: Saul and the Witch of Endor
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Fearing the outcome of a battle, Saul, king of the Israelites, consulted the fortune-telling witch of Endor.
On hearing that he would lose, the king threw himself on his sword.
His suicide – in the middle background – is a warning against witchcraft.
In the foreground is a Witches’ Sabbath: the fortune-teller sits within a chalk circle, surrounded by other witches, satyrs and imaginary figures.
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