{"product_id":"helena-curtens-1722-1738","title":"Helena Curtens (1722-1738)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal illustration \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchival ink pens on tracing paper \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90gsm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21x29.7cm (A4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e___________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1722 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerresheim\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Gerresheim\"\u003eGerresheim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– 19 August 1738 in Gerresheim) was an alleged German\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Witchcraft\" title=\"Witchcraft\"\u003ewitch\u003c\/a\u003e. She was one of the last people executed for sorcery in Germany and the last person executed for this crime within the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhine\" title=\"Rhine\"\u003eRhine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earea. Her case is one of the most known cases in Europe, as she was long thought to be the last person executed for this crime in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurtens was arrested after reports about observations of the ghost of a 14-year-old girl. She was exposed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torture\" title=\"Torture\"\u003etorture\u003c\/a\u003e, during which she pointed out her neighbour\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agnes_Olmans\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Agnes Olmans\"\u003eAgnes Olmans\u003c\/a\u003e. Olmans was the daughter of a woman called Zaubergreth, who was rumoured to have been a witch. They were accused of having intercourse with demons. Olmans denied the charges and demanded to be exposed to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trial_by_ordeal#Ordeal_of_water\" title=\"Trial by ordeal\"\u003eordeal of water\u003c\/a\u003e. This was denied to her, as this method was no longer used in the area. Both Curtens and Olmans were judged guilty of sorcery and sentenced to be executed. They were executed by burning 19 August 1738.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurtens and Olmans are often claimed to be the last people executed for sorcery in Germany. In reality,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maria_Renata_Saenger_von_Mossau\" title=\"Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau\"\u003eMaria Renata Saenger von Mossau\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas executed in 1749 and the farmer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna_Schnidenwind\" title=\"Anna Schnidenwind\"\u003eAnna Schnidenwind\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003enée\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrutt in 1688, was executed in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Endingen_am_Kaiserstuhl\" title=\"Endingen am Kaiserstuhl\"\u003eEndingen am Kaiserstuhl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e24 April 1751 convicted of having caused the great fire of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wyhl\" title=\"Wyhl\"\u003eWyhls\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby a pact with Satan. The last execution for sorcery in Germany likely occurred in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Landshut\" title=\"Landshut\"\u003eLandshut\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1756.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna_Maria_Schwegelin\" title=\"Anna Maria Schwegelin\"\u003eAnna Maria Schwegelin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas sentenced to death for sorcery in 1775, but she died in prison and was never executed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Bile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37774129823899,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0334\/3237\/1333\/products\/IMG_20210124_122140-01-01.jpg?v=1611840250","url":"https:\/\/www.blackbile-studio.com\/de\/products\/helena-curtens-1722-1738","provider":"Black Bile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}