The artist witch. Her nature is vanity. Without a slightest doubt, she believes her existence is blessed. Wanting someone to see her work, she often interferes with human world. However within her barrier only exist works that you have probably seen somewhere before. To defeat this witch, just bring a well-known critic with you.
The artist witch. Her nature is vanity. Without a slightest doubt, she believes her existence is blessed. Wanting someone to see her work, she often interferes with human world. However within her barrier only exist works that you have probably seen somewhere before. To defeat this witch, just bring a well-known critic with you.
Artist Witch. Nature: Narcissism. There is no doubt in this Witch's mind that it is one of the chosen elites. Desperate to show its work to others, it's decidedly proactive in meddling with humans. Inside its Labyrinth, however, one will find that all works look curiously familiar... Should a renowned critic choose to tag along with you inside this Labyrinth, this Witch can be easily defeated.
The artist witch's minion. Her role is to be a piece of artwork. Any human that has been killed by this witch will have their body parts placed within this familiar.
Rebellion Production Note: Minions of the Artist Witch (Rental ver.). They looked like a mural in the concert hall. Their role is to solidify the foundation of the hall.
叛逆の物語 PRODUCTION NOTE：芸術家の魔女の手下（レンタルver.）。コンサートホールで壁画っぽくなっていた。ホールの土台を固める役。
The artist witch's minion. Her role is to be a piece of artwork. Any human that has been killed by this witch will have their body parts placed within this familiar.
Izabel appears in Episode 10. She targets Homura as she walks home from school, feeling sad about how she thinks of herself. Izabel seems to speak to Homura, making her think about committing suicide. Homura quickly realises she's wandered into Izabel's barrier and is approached by her familiars. She is saved by Madoka and Mami who defeat Izabel and her familiars with a combined attack.
The Rebellion Story
Only Izabel's familiars: Michaela, appear in The Rebellion Story. They appear briefly with Sayaka's orchestra. They have a brief description, shown in Ulla's Rental Ver. Concept page.
Michaela
Minions of the Artist Witch. They looked like a mural in the concert hall. Their role is to solidify the foundation of the hall. (芸術家の魔女の手下。コンサートホールで壁画っぽくなっていた。ホールの土台を固める役。)
Games
Magia Exedra
Izabel and Michaela appear in Magia Exedra. They appear in the Main Quest Artist Witch. She has new parts of her labyrinth: a black hall with floating paintings from the real world, with some melting onto the floor; and an area with the Guernica ground but a covered ceiling.
There is a possibility that a witch's speaking can be understood only by people who have been targeted by her.
Her barrier seems to be art-related. For example, the patterns Homura walks over before being engulfed by her barrier bear a striking resemblance Pablo Picasso's Guernica, and Izabel is killed while bound to a facsimile of the Arc de Triomphe.
In the Portable games, portions of her barrier looks like a abandoned terrarium / museum. However in Magia Exedra this was changed to be floating paintings.
Her name may have been derived from Princess Izabela Czartoryska, founder of the first Polish museum.
She could also been based on Isabella d'Este, the italian marchioness of Mantua and a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion and her innovative style of dressing was emulated by many women in the italian Renaissance.
The familiar's name may be a reference to Michelangelo.
Curiously, Michelangelo's statue, The Sleeping Cupid, was bought by Isabella d'Este.
In her debut, Izabel's name appeared as Isadel, however the witch card that was released later corrected her name to be Izabel.
However, in later games such as Magia Record, "Isadel" still remains labelled on her relief.
Izabel seems to be able to speak, being the only witch who spoke something so far (Except Elly who could speak with back-masking). The Production Notes, however, states that the Witch's words are spoken by her Familiars.
The new Michaela's variants shown in Magia Record are similar to one of the scraped designs of them seen in the Puella Magi Production Note.
While the Puella Magi Production Note states that Izabel attacks either by inflicting mental damage or sending out Familiars as attacks, games such as Portable and The Battle Pentagram depicts her having more flexible and erratic movements.
In all the mobile games and the official guide note book of Madoka Magica her name is credited as "Isabel" instead of "Izabel" shown in her official card image.
In the game Magia Exedra, We finally get a better view at Izabel's barrier, which has various pieces by various oil painting artists floating within the first stage of the barrier. Some include
Self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh
Vase of Roses by Vincent van Gogh
Women Picking Olives by Vincent van Gogh
First Steps, after Millet by Vincent van Gogh
A Pair of Shoes by Vincent Van Gogh
A Woman Ironing by Edgar Degas
Eugène Murer by Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier
Still Life with Teapot and Fruit by Paul Gauguin
Two Women by Paul Gauguin
Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses by Paul Cézanne
Still Life with Apples and Pears by Paul Cézanne
Madame Cezanne in the Greenhouse by Paul Cezanne
Gardanne by Paul Cézanne
Portrait of a Nobleman by Anonymous
Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery by Hans Holbein the Younger
