The Love Potion

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The Love Potion is a Pre-Raphaelite-style painting by British artist Evelyn De Morgan, depicting a richly robed sorceress preparing a magical draught in a symbol-laden, medieval interior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artHistoricalContext late 19th-century British art
artist Evelyn De Morgan
artisticInfluence Italian Renaissance detail and color
medievalism
colorPalette deep reds
golden hues
rich warm tones
compositionFeature centralized figure of sorceress
detailed decorative background
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Evelyn De Morgan
creatorGender female
creatorMovement Aesthetic and Symbolist tendencies
creatorNationality British
depictionType full-length female figure
depicts alchemical vessels
black cat
books of magic
burning brazier
caged birds
magical potion
medieval interior
sorceress
window with lovers in the distance
genre Pre-Raphaelite painting
hasPerspective interior scene with view to exterior
hasSymbol black cat as symbol of witchcraft
books as symbol of occult knowledge
caged birds as symbol of captive lovers
potion as symbol of artificial love
hasTitleLanguage English
mainCharacter sorceress
medium oil painting
movement Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelite
portrays act of potion-making
female magician
setting medieval interior
style Pre-Raphaelite-style
symbolist
subjectMatter woman preparing magical draught
theme control and domination
desire
female power
love
magic

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Evelyn De Morgan notableWork The Love Potion
Mary Evelyn Pickering notableWork The Love Potion