We may never know the truth. But it’s appealing to think about Stone Age art sorceresses, because the annoying fact is that for most of human civilization, it has by and large been men who have been allowed to create work for public consumption, or who have at least gotten most of the accolades. And because what male artists made was often images of women, they could dictate what was considered desirable or repugnant, both aesthetically and behaviorally, in regard to the opposite sex. This is particularly clear when we delve into the topic of witches in art.
