A hooded witch in flowing robes stands right of center at a cluttered wooden table, stirring a steaming cauldron with a wooden spoon. A black cat sits alert among a row of lit taper candles beside her, while bundles of dried herbs hang from the ceiling in the upper left.

Floor-to-ceiling shelves packed with glass bottles and jars line the stone walls, and a vaulted archway with a ribbed ceiling recedes into hazy depth at the back. Warm, low candlelight is the main source of light, haloing the flames in gold with soft, diffused shadows. The loose, visible brushwork stays painterly and soft rather than crisp.