Macbeth And Banquo With The Three Witches (1759)
John Wootton1759 · Square · Public domain
Add to a brief →
Rights checked · print-ready master at your size · adapted to your space on request
Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1765)
Specifications
- Year
- 1759
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1686–1765
About the artwork
"Macbeth And Banquo With The Three Witches" (1759) is a work by John Wootton. About the period around 1759: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. It is listed in the Mythology collection. The image is in square orientation. Mythology, a short history: Mythological painting draws on stories from Greek and Roman myth, and on other traditions such as Norse, Celtic, and Hindu narrative. Artists from the Renaissance to the Symbolists returned to myth to explore love, power, fate, and transformation.
"Macbeth And Banquo With The Three Witches" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A square format is flexible and works well on its own or as part of a grid on a gallery wall. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
English, 1686–1765
If you like the visual language of John Wootton, explore more works by the same artist in our collection.
