Evolution of the Witch Archetype in Illustration -- From Renaissance Europe to Today
Miranda Moorhead
Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)
About this Item
- Title
- Evolution of the Witch Archetype in Illustration -- From Renaissance Europe to Today
- Contributor Names
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Moorhead, Miranda (Author)
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Reitschel, Barbara (Thesis advisor)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Illustration (Degree granting institution)
- Date
- 2024
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2024
- Department: Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)
- Advisor: Barbara Reitschel
- Committee member: Brendan Leach
- Abstract
- This qualifying paper examines how illustrators have implemented the witch archetype throughout several centuries of art. Starting with illustrations created during the height of the Witch Trials in Renaissance Europe (1450-1650 AD) and following the evolution to the modern age, this paper examines the various representations and purposes artists have used for the witch and how artists and art styles have evolved to complement the changing times. Since the Renaissance, the illustrated witch has evolved from a tool to cause moral panic and control women to become a satirical symbol commenting on society’s failures, a reflection of society’s interest in the occult, both a hero and villain in children’s books and films and as an icon for feminists. This paper will compare representations of the witch in contemporary illustration with illustrations of the past to show how imagery from Renaissance Europe, in particular, still influences modern illustration.
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000969
- Language
- English
Citation
Moorhead, M. (2024). Evolution of the Witch Archetype in Illustration -- From Renaissance Europe to Today [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/156001
Moorhead, Miranda. Evolution of the Witch Archetype in Illustration -- From Renaissance Europe to Today. 2024. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/156001
Moorhead, Miranda. "Evolution of the Witch Archetype in Illustration -- From Renaissance Europe to Today." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2024. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/156001