The Bewitched Groom

Hans Baldung

Cleveland Museum of Art

The artwork, titled "The Bewitched Groom," created by Hans Baldung, features two distinct scenes. The top scene depicts a horse standing in a stable, viewed from behind, with its head turned to the left. The horse has a long mane and tail. A figure, possibly a groom or another individual, is barely visible from the shoulders down, suspended upside down from the ceiling in the upper right corner, holding a club-like object. The bottom scene shows a man lying on his back on a table or platform with his head and arms extended outward. He wears knee-high boots and a vest or jacket. Next to him on the floor are two cylindrical objects. A block with the monogram "H B" rests on the floor near the edge of the table. The man's body occupies most of the lower section, with his lower body and legs centered and his head and arms extending off the table.