Witches' Hexaptych after Guazzo 30x40 Poster

In 1608, the Italian Catholic priest and exorcist Francesco Maria Guazzo published his notorious witch hunting manual titled "Compendium Maleficarum" illustrated with a series of woodcut prints purported to show witches receiving instruction, guidance and inspiration directly from Satan himself. In this hexaptych - a six-panel art work - Guazzo's old prints have been digitally resurrected and enhanced to form a combined image which creates a far different message and impact that the originals. Here the multipart presentation has been separated from the negative, prosecutorial text and posed in a multipart format frequently associated with devotional religious art. The intention is to convey a far more positive, almost reverent depiction of the Prince of Darkness and his loyal allies.