Name/Title
Macbeth, Banquo and the Three Witches (Act II, Scene Ill)Entry/Object ID
122.U.BFP.0001Description
This scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth portrays two figures placed in the left front of the foreground, one reaching up and the other bending and reaching to the right towards a group of three figures in white as they float from the sky. The three witches or "the three sisters" appear several times in the play prophesying Macbeth's rise to King. The artist used dramatic lighting contrasting bright light in the upper left with the darker background, highlighting all of the figures. The hand coloring (red, blue and yellow) emphasizes the dramatic gestures of the foreground figures. The image fits into the Romantic movement of the period in Europe and Britain.Artwork Details
Medium
EngravingSubject
Shakspeare Macbeth - ACT I / SCENE III /// Macbeth, Banquo and the three witches. Engraving by J. Caldwall after H. Fuseli, 23 April 1798.Made/Created
Artist
H. Fuseli (Painter) / Ja Caldwell (Engraver)Date made
1798Dimensions
Dimension Description
OuterHeight
31 inWidth
34-3/4 inDepth
1 inDimension Description
SightHeight
19-3/4 inWidth
24-5/8 inDimension Description
ImageHeight
17-1/2 inWidth
23-1/2 in