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the love potion wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 analysis 2 references 3 further reading toggle the table of contents the love potion 6 languages español fulfulde עברית 한국어 português русский edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia painting by evelyn de morgan the love potion artist evelyn de morgan year 1903 medium oil on canvas dimensions 104 1 cm 52 1 cm 41 0 in 20 5 in location de morgan centre london the love potion is an oil on canvas painting by the english artist evelyn de morgan from 1903 it depicts a witch with a black cat familiar at her feet according to elise lawton smith 1 the painting exhibits a pre raphaelite fascination with medieval subjects and decorative detailing the model was jane morris 2 analysis edit the love potion pushed the boundaries of society s expectations of women by exploring the nature of female authority through the practice of sorcery the painting differs from most of de morgan s earlier works by featuring a sorceress as the subject rather than a christian or mythological figure the sorceress is dressed in an ornate gold gown which is symbolic of her mastery of skill and the final stage of the alchemical system of progression toward salvation her mastery is further evidenced by leather bound books on the shelf which were popular alchemy texts during the late nineteenth century the subject sits in profile which creates a sense of intensity and authority her intent stare is fixated on the potion she is mixing in her chalice which mirrors the gold and sapphire blue of her gown this repetition of color reinforced the idea that whatever potion she is creating may be for personal gain a couple is seen embracing in the background directly above the chalice which suggests that the potion may also have to do with them this idea is further supported by a piece of white cloth draped on the bench behind the sorceress which looks like it s the missing piece from the woman s dress in the foreground of the work is a black cat with perfectly round glowing green eyes the cat s eyes mirror the green circular glass detail above the sorceress which gives the illusion of many eyes watching her at work the cat resembles the cat seen in the foreground of édouard manet s 1865 painting olympia in which the animal is a symbol of prostitution although the sorceress in the love potion is not a prostitute the purpose of the cat may still work to symbolize similar taboo practices such as alchemy which was also frowned upon in edwardian society the colours of the setting sun in the background create a mysterious setting further suggesting something illicit is taking place the love potion is an example of de morgan s characteristic use of bold colors and strong female imagery although the subject matter differs slightly from the majority of her works it displays her style and impeccable attention to detail moreover this work illustrates de morgans connection to spiritualism de morgan used spiritualist texts and theories as a guideline in several of her paintings in this artwork de morgan applies colour theory to enhance the female figure s importance and dominance according to smith this painting is stylistically equivalent to other pre raphaelite works that were created during this time however her spiritual iconography offers the viewer an interesting perspective she uses her spiritualist vocabulary to subvert and renegotiates traditional roles and stereotypes of women providing instead a strong powerful skilled intelligent protagonist capable of reaching the enlightenment she herself sought 3 in this painting the viewer is presented with a female figure who brews a love potion instead of depicting the figure as a conventional sorceress as was traditional in the nineteenth century de morgan portrays the woman as a scholar 4 she is painted as an intellectual and ambitious woman according to the de morgan foundation several aspects are shaped by spiritualism thus the work should be interpreted as an allegorical painting on the progress of the soul towards enlightenment firstly de morgan depicted some books in the background that included titles of popular texts within the spiritualist movement secondly the colour scheme that she used in this painting is based on alchemical colour symbolism this theory was promoted by the renaissance botanist physician astrologer general occultist and alchemist paracelsus 5 according to this theory four colours mark the progressive stages towards enlightenment it is said that these stages will eventually lead to a complete state of enlightenment which is represented by the colour gold the four colours that mark this progress are black white red and yellow the alchemical theory steps are similar to the phases one needs to take to reach a spiritual illumination state according to smith this spiritual theory this process involved several steps from calcination the death of the profane solution the purification of matter sublimation the suffering resulting from the mystic detachment from the world and the dedication to spiritual striving to philosophic congelation a harmonious union of opposites especially between the male or stable principle and the female or variable principle 1 thus this painting illustrates evelyn s use of spiritualist texts and theories in her pre war art references edit 1 2 elise lawton smith 2002 evelyn pickering de morgan and the allegorical body fairleigh dickinson university press a drapery study for the love potion christie s 2017 smith elise lawton 2002 evelyn pickering de morgan and the allegorical body new jersey fairleigh dickinson university press isbn 9781611472080 gannon corinna 2018 evelyn de morgan s female alchemist in the love potion a figurehead for the female artist the wollesen university of toronto art journal 6 the love potion the de morgan foundation 24 july 2019 retrieved 10 march 2021 further reading edit de morgan foundation evelyn de morgan under the de morgans lawton smith elise the art of evelyn de morgan womens art journal 18 no 2 fall winter 1997 3 9 stirling a m w william de morgan and his wife new york henry holt 1922 144 386 haeffner mark the dictionary of alchemy hammersmith aquarian 1991 69 89 v t e evelyn de morgan paintings cadmus and harmonia 1877 night and sleep 1878 aurora triumphans 1886 flora 1894 eos 1895 helen of troy 1898 the love potion 1903 the gilded cage 1919 related william de morgan husband percival pickering father a m w stirling sister percival spencer umfreville pickering brother de morgan centre de morgan foundation pre raphaelite brotherhood v t e pre raphaelite brotherhood paintings william holman hunt john everett millais dante gabriel rossetti james collinson william michael rossetti frederic george stephens thomas woolner associated artists and figures lawrence alma tadema george price boyce john brett ford madox brown lucy madox brown richard burchett edward burne jones georgiana burne jones james campbell john collier charles allston collins frank cadogan cowper evelyn de morgan walter deverell henry treffry dunn william dyce henry holiday arthur hughes edward robert hughes frederic leighton robert braithwaite martineau louisa beresford marchioness of waterford william morris alexander munro joseph noel paton valentine cameron prinsep christina rossetti john ruskin emma sandys frederick sandys thomas seddon elizabeth siddal james smetham rebecca solomon simeon solomon john roddam spencer stanhope marie spartali stillman john melhuish strudwick algernon charles swinburne henry wallis john william waterhouse william james webbe william lindsay windus some well known works period and post period ophelia christ in the house of his parents a converted british family sheltering a christian missionary from the persecution of the druids ecce ancilla domini mariana the light of the world our english coasts strayed sheep the scapegoat paolo and francesca da rimini the last of england work the awakening conscience the hireling shepherd april love found autumn leaves bocca baciata oxford union murals lady lilith roman widow mary magdalene the finding of the saviour in the temple morgan le fay beata beatrix the shadow of death proserpine a vision of fiammetta pygmalion and the image series the beloved cymon and iphigenia king cophetua and the beggar maid the day dream the golden stairs dante and beatrice love s messenger the magic circle the legend of briar rose the lady of shalott waterhouse the roses of heliogabalus lilith eos flaming june hope hylas and the nymphs lady godiva the love potion the lady of shalott hunt midsummer eve i am half sick of shadows said the lady of shalott models elizabeth siddal fanny cornforth effie gray sophie gray annie miller jane morris marie spartali stillman alexa wilding maria zambaco dorothy dene fanny eaton ruth herbert related the germ hogarth club morris co rossetti and his circle 1922 book dante s inferno 1967 film the love school 1975 series desperate romantics 2009 series effie gray 2014 film category retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title the_love_potion oldid 1361442893 categories 1903 paintings paintings of cats paintings in london paintings by evelyn de morgan witches in art books in art paintings of women 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