The Sorceress from Dragon's Crown (second image by Kamitani)
This design follows stereotypes of a witch with the hat and the stick, as well as the low cut top, almost seductive. The top part of what seems to be a dress reminds me of corsets worn over blouses, as seen in the Van Helsing film.
The costume also vaguely reminded me of the somewhat renaissance costumes worn by the witches in Hocus Pocus.
Whilst researching what witches would look like I found an article on why witches wear pointed hats http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2013/10/17/the_history_of_the_witch_s_hat_origins_of_its_pointy_design.html and interestingly found that in history many women wore some form of pointed hat. For example in medieval times, European noble women wore Hennins which were headdresses in the shape of a cone, and there were different variations of these.
As can be seen above, in the portrait on the left of Maria Portinari painted around 1470.
Below is a painting by Goya depicting witches with gaunt skin and whispy hair.
Below are a couple of paintings featured on http://www.capuletart.com/hey-how-for-halloween/ which also has some interesting information.
This painting above, known as Horned Witch, French School, date unknown, is interesting as it shows her horns as though they are an extension of her hair. I like this idea, and it could definitely be something I can use.
The Vision of Faust, Luis Ricardo Falero. This depiction is interesting as their hair is whispy, but they do appear very human, just a bit aggressive.
In another article, the subject of female sexuality and duties are explored and their ties to the symbolism of witchcraft, which is interesting.
In general the depiction of witches in art seem to either show them as beautiful women or ugly haggish women with wrinkly skin. However, in most old depictions they are often naked or baring a lot of skin.
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