The Love Potion, by Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919). Fascinating how popular this image is at the moment, it keeps showing up on Tiktok in relation to Aqua Tofana, the poison 17th century women used to get rid of their men. FYI: It would be traceable today. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_To... - ThreadSky

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fakehistoryhunt.bsky.social • 110 days ago

The Love Potion, by Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919).
Fascinating how popular this image is at the moment, it keeps showing up on Tiktok in relation to Aqua Tofana, the poison 17th century women used to get rid of their men.
FYI: It would be traceable today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana

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askrskadason.bsky.social•109 days ago

I will say, I am kinda annoyed whenever old images get associated with things they have no relation with at all... For instance, how that Pompeii portrait gets associated with Sappho (very annoying also because there's plenty of art depicting Sappho).

sodomite-caligula.bsky.social•109 days ago

Aquafina? Isn’t that a brand of water? (Ok you can kill me now)

evilgaming.bsky.social•109 days ago

My potions are not traceable.... Message me for more details....

louis-david.bsky.social•109 days ago

Thanks for the “FYI” 😉

trubshaw.bsky.social•110 days ago

I've noticed it doing the rounds lately and wondered how it started. Borrowed it for an exhibition I worked on a few years ago. Fascinating to see it being interpreted this way.