Bubonic Plague Collection (page 4)

The Triumph of Death, Medieval fresco
" The Triumph of Death", 15th century fresco. This fresco hung in the Palazzo Scalfani in Palermo, Italy. The building became a civic hospital in 1435

CHINATOWN: PLAGUE, c1900. Chinese-Americans confined within Chinatown in San Francisco, during the bubonic plague epidemic of 1900-1904. Watercolor illustration by William Allen Rogers, c1900

JEWS BURNED ALIVE, 1493. European Jews serve as scapegoats and are burned alive as the Black Death nears. Woodcut from Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

PLAGUE OF LONDON, 1665. A London, England, street scene during the plague year of 1665. Contemporary woodcut

LONDON PLAGUE, 1665. Title-page, in the form of a gravestone, from Bills of Mortality, a printed report to King Charles II of England about the people who died of the plague from December 1664 to

Cocoon Collecting
January 1907: Two men balanced on a ladder collecting cocoons from a tree to prevent them hatching and causing a plague of caterpillars in Hyde Park. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Solomon Eagle preaching repentance during the plague, 1665. Engraving after the painting by P. F. Poole
LONDON PLAGUE, 1665. Solomon Eagle preaching repentance during the plague, 1665. Engraving after the painting by P.F. Poole

Contemporary engraving showing the costume worn by physicians during the plague at Marseilles, France, in 1720
PLAGUE COSTUME, 1720. Contemporary engraving showing the costume worn by physicians during the plague at Marseilles, France, in 1720

Allegorical representation of the Demon of the Plague: colored German woodcut, 1540
DEMON PLAGUE, 1540. Allegorical representation of the Demon of the Plague: colored German woodcut, 1540

A physician lancing a plague-caused bubo, which probably increased the likelihood of spreading the disease
PLAGUE PHYSICIAN, 1482. A physician lancing a plague-caused bubo, which probably increased the likelihood of spreading the disease. Woodcut, German, 1482

A religious enthusiast delivering Gods judgment during the Great Plague of London in 1665
LONDON PLAGUE, 1665. A religious enthusiast delivering Gods judgment during the Great Plague of London in 1665. Wood engraving, English, 19th century

English diarist. Heavily wrapped, walking through the streets of London during the Great Plague of 1665
SAMUEL PEPYS (1633-1703). English diarist. Heavily wrapped, walking through the streets of London during the Great Plague of 1665: English etching, 1861

Plague cottages, Eyam, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

PLAGUE OF LONDON, 1665. Bring Out Your Dead. Call from the driver of a cart that removes dead bodies to a mass grave during the great plague of London, England, 1665. Line engraving, 19th century

PLAGUE: MARSEILLES, 1720. View from city hall of the port of Marseilles, France, during the plague of 1720. Contemporary French color engraving

PLAGUE OF LONDON, 1665. Aspects of the Great Plague of London, 1665, shown in a contemporary English broadside. The populace flees by water and land; the dead are buried in mass graves

PLAGUE OF LONDON, 1665. Burying the dead in mass graves. Engraving from a contemporary English broadside reporting on the Great Plague of London, 1665

PLAGUE COSTUME of a physician at Marseilles, France: color French engraving, 1720

VIENNA: PESTS?ULE. A view of the Pestsaule (Plague Column) in Vienna, Austria
VIENNA: PESTSÄULE. A view of the Pestsäule (Plague Column) in Vienna, Austria, erected by Emperor Leopold I in the late 17th century in memory of the citys plague victims. Photographed c1974

Plague quarantine, England, 16th century
Plague quarantine. Artwork of a mother and child passing a quarantined house during a plague epidemic in medieval England

Medieval plague scene. Victorian woodcut of a street in a town afflicted by a plague epidemic. The town crier precedes a cart, shouting " bring out your dead" as bodies are piled

15th century woodcut showing plague victim
A victim of plague taken from a 15th century German woodcut. The physician holds a sponge in front of his nose as he attends the patient

Two Yersinia pestis bacteria

Yersinia pestis bacterium
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of Yersinia pestis (blue & yellow), the bacterium which causes bubonic plague (the Black Death)

Plague bacteria. Light micrograph of Gram- stained Yersinia pestis bacteria. This bacterium is the cause of bubonic plague (generally agreed to have been the Black Death of the Middle Ages)

Yersinia pestis (plague) bacteria
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium which causes bubonic plague (the Black Death of the Middle Ages)

PLAGUE IN MARSEILLES, 1720. Detail of contemporary painting by Michel Serre

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"Bubonic Plague: A Grim Tale of Death and Desperation" In the 17th century, as the bubonic plague ravaged Europe, a haunting figure emerged - the plague doctor. With their beaked masks and long cloaks, they roamed the streets in search of victims. Their presence was immortalized in chilling 17th-century artwork. "Lord, have mercy on London, " cried out a contemporary English woodcut depicting the Great Plague of 1665. The city was gripped by fear as death loomed over every corner. People sought solace from above, praying for divine intervention to end this devastating epidemic. As time passed into the 18th century, plague doctors continued their grim duty. In France, an eerie depiction captured their solemn existence through another haunting artwork. These brave souls risked their lives to care for those afflicted by this merciless disease. The Black Death rat flea became infamous as its bite transmitted this deadly illness. Artists depicted these tiny creatures in detailed artworks that served as a reminder of how such small beings could bring about immense suffering. Epidemic deaths plagued communities during the 16th century, leaving behind countless grieving families and empty homes. The devastation caused by this relentless disease left scars that would forever shape history. Milan experienced its own tragedy during 1630-1631 when it fell victim to the plague's wrath once again. An engraving from the 19th century depicted scenes of despair and desperation amidst a city consumed by sickness. Artists like Mattia Preti captured moments frozen in time with his sketch of a votive fresco for the plague of 1656. This poignant painting serves as a testament to human resilience even in times of unimaginable hardship. "Pesta on the stairs" is an evocative piece created between 1894-96 using pencil, ink, black wax crayon, and wash on paper.