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Acrylic on Flat Canvas
Size: 8 × 6 inches
Deadly Nightshade is one of the most well known of the poisonous plants. The infamy of Deadly Nightshade, or Belladonna, spans across many years of history. In the time of "witches" it was rumored that they would use it in potions and that the berries could even make them fly. The truth, however, is much more interesting.
Women used to use the Belladonna berries as a cosmetic to color their cheeks, making it quite an easy ingredient to hide amongst their tinctures and other cosmetics. However, when needed, it could be mixed into a poison that would slowly kill their husbands. One dose would weaken them, a second would cause stomach cramping and vomiting, a third would kill.
In a world where divorce was not possible, abuse was commonplace, where women were locked in homes and given no freedom, rape was rampant and every victim was blamed for their own demise, would you also turn to Belladonna?
Information Sources:
https://www.sylviaprincebooks.com/blog-list/giulia-tofana
Acrylic on Flat Canvas
Size: 8 × 6 inches
Deadly Nightshade is one of the most well known of the poisonous plants. The infamy of Deadly Nightshade, or Belladonna, spans across many years of history. In the time of "witches" it was rumored that they would use it in potions and that the berries could even make them fly. The truth, however, is much more interesting.
Women used to use the Belladonna berries as a cosmetic to color their cheeks, making it quite an easy ingredient to hide amongst their tinctures and other cosmetics. However, when needed, it could be mixed into a poison that would slowly kill their husbands. One dose would weaken them, a second would cause stomach cramping and vomiting, a third would kill.
In a world where divorce was not possible, abuse was commonplace, where women were locked in homes and given no freedom, rape was rampant and every victim was blamed for their own demise, would you also turn to Belladonna?
Information Sources:
https://www.sylviaprincebooks.com/blog-list/giulia-tofana