Hans Baldung GrienGerman, 1484–1545The Bewitched Groom
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Not on view at present
Where is “The Bewitched Groom” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the work
Envious witches were maligned as deceitful, sexualized women, hags who toppled righteous men in their lustful quests. Baldung's bizarre and unsettling image depicts a noble male figure lying unconscious in an open room, as a glaring mare (a symbol of unrestrained sexuality) and flailing witch peer in. The angular nose and chin and sagging, bare breasts of the malevolent hag echo the face and bony chest of Veneziano's emaciated personification of Death.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1930.539
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Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
