Focus on this artwork and analyze the abstract.
The Magic Circle is an 1886 oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by John William Waterhouse. Two copies of the painting were produced. The paintings and a study depict a witch or sorceress using a wand to draw a fiery magic circle on the Earth to create a ritual space for her ceremonial magic.  As was common in the period, Waterhouse repeated his subject on a smaller scale, probably at the request of a collector.
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