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Farce on orvietan sellers at the Saint-Germain fair in Paris, c.1620-30 (engraving) (b/w photo)

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Farce on orvietan sellers at the Saint-Germain fair in Paris, c.1620-30 (engraving) (b/w photo)
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French School, (17th century) / French
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Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
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Date
1625 AD (C17th AD)
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medical concoction used as a panacea against poisonings, snakebite, plague; Gerolamo Ferranti started producing and selling orviétan in early 17th-century Paris. He was a fairground attraction, asking onlookers to give him unknown poisons to swallow and watch him cure himself with the remedy. Moliere mentioned it in his play 'L'Amour medecin'; amour; Orvieto;

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blind / disabled / Italy / Europe / merchant / medicine / sword / actors / drug / onlookers / costume / actor / comedy / theatrical / punch / comedians / seller / performance / doctor / theatre / drugs / entertaining / comedian / entertainment / male / audience / stage / street scene / remedy / boards / selling / quack / attraction / medicinal / stage set / characters / fairground / charlatan / polichinelle / punchinello / pulcinello

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