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Pandemic Collection

"Pandemic: A Historical Reminder of Humanity's Battle Against Infectious Diseases" In the depths of history, a haunting figure emerges - the plague doctor

Background imagePandemic Collection: Plague doctor, 17th century artwork

Plague doctor, 17th century artwork
Plague doctor. 17th century artwork titled Doktor Schnabel von Rom (Beak Doctor from Rome). The text is in Latin. The costumes bronze mask contained aromatic herbs and reduced exposure to bad air

Background imagePandemic Collection: Avian flu virus

Avian flu virus, computer artwork. A virus is a tiny pathogenic particle comprising genetic material enclosed in a protein coat. The coat contains surface proteins (spikes)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Avian flu virus

Avian flu virus, computer artwork. A virus is a tiny pathogenic particle comprising genetic material enclosed in a protein coat. The coat contains surface proteins (spikes)

Background imagePandemic Collection: MEXICO-HEALTH-VIRUS-EDUCATION-INDIGENOUS-POVERTY

MEXICO-HEALTH-VIRUS-EDUCATION-INDIGENOUS-POVERTY
A boy member of the Santiago family, is homeschooled in San Miguel Amoltepec Viejo, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 8, 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic

Background imagePandemic Collection: Microscopic view of human respiratory syncytial virus

Microscopic view of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV causes respiratory tract infection of the lungs and breathing passages

Background imagePandemic Collection: Black Death rat flea, artwork

Black Death rat flea, artwork
Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), artwork. This flea was the primary vector of the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which caused the Black Death

Background imagePandemic Collection: Influenza virus, computer artwork

Influenza virus, computer artwork
Influenza virus. Computer artwork of an influenza (flu) virus. The virus consists of a core of RNA (ribonucleic acid) genetic material surrounded by a protein coat

Background imagePandemic Collection: GOLF CORONAVIRUS MELBOURNE

GOLF CORONAVIRUS MELBOURNE
Recreational golfers drive one cart each as they play on a bayside golf course in Melbourne, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Australia will be placed into an even tighter lockdown from midnight

Background imagePandemic Collection: Old Castle Stairs leading to Prague Castle without tourists in the time of Covid-19

Old Castle Stairs leading to Prague Castle without tourists in the time of Covid-19, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Background imagePandemic Collection: Saint Charles Borromeo Giving Communion to the Plague-Stricken, 1743 (oil on canvas)

Saint Charles Borromeo Giving Communion to the Plague-Stricken, 1743 (oil on canvas)
8617852 Saint Charles Borromeo Giving Communion to the Plague-Stricken, 1743 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Carle van (1705-65); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris

Background imagePandemic Collection: New York City, Manhattan, Times Square Covid-19 Love screen during Pandemic

New York City, Manhattan, Times Square Covid-19 Love screen during Pandemic
2030-307524-01

Background imagePandemic Collection: New York City, Manhattan, Hudson Yards, The Vessel

New York City, Manhattan, Hudson Yards, The Vessel
2030-307514-01

Background imagePandemic Collection: New York City, Queens, Elmhurst Hospital, Thank You Sign dedicated to First Responders for

New York City, Queens, Elmhurst Hospital, Thank You Sign dedicated to First Responders for Covid-19 During Pandemic
2030-307509-01

Background imagePandemic Collection: New York City, Manhattan, Steam Pipe on Madison Avenue

New York City, Manhattan, Steam Pipe on Madison Avenue
2030-307510-01

Background imagePandemic Collection: New York City, Manhattan 5th Ave Scene with St. Patrick's Cathedral

New York City, Manhattan 5th Ave Scene with St. Patrick's Cathedral

Background imagePandemic Collection: Portrait of the German doctor Robert Koch (1843 - 1910). He discovered the bacillus of tuberculosis

Portrait of the German doctor Robert Koch (1843 - 1910). He discovered the bacillus of tuberculosis
GIA4815933 Portrait of the German doctor Robert Koch (1843 - 1910). He discovered the bacillus of tuberculosis and studied cholera, malaria and sleep sickness. Nobel Prize in 1905

Background imagePandemic Collection: The Chevalier Roze unveiling the Tourette at the height of the plague, 8th century (oil on canvas)

The Chevalier Roze unveiling the Tourette at the height of the plague, 8th century (oil on canvas)
JEB4961137 The Chevalier Roze unveiling the Tourette at the height of the plague, 8th century (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); (add.info)

Background imagePandemic Collection: On Angel Wings - Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

On Angel Wings - Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
England, Northumberland, Hexham Abbey. On Angel Wings, an ariel installation of origami paper angels to mark the covid 19 pandemic located in the chancel of Hexham Abbey in Northumberland

Background imagePandemic Collection: VICTORIA CORONAVIRUS COVID-19

VICTORIA CORONAVIRUS COVID-19
People are seen exercising near the MCG in Melbourne, Friday, July 17, 2020. (aP Image/Daniel Pockett)

Background imagePandemic Collection: AUSTRALIA CORONAVIRUS COVID-19

AUSTRALIA CORONAVIRUS COVID-19
A man walks along Brighton-Le-Sands Beach as the sun rises over Botany Bay in Sydney, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The Australian government has introduced strict social distancing

Background imagePandemic Collection: London bus DP264630

London bus DP264630
Harrow. An H10 London bus to Northwick Park Hospital during the Covid-19 lockdown, showing the bus driver wearing a protective face mask

Background imagePandemic Collection: Playing field DP261760

Playing field DP261760
Norwood Playing Field, Parkhall Road, Somersham, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire. A view looking across the empty childrens playground at Norwood Playing Field, during the Covid-19 lockdown

Background imagePandemic Collection: Playing field DP261761

Playing field DP261761
Norwood Playing Field, Parkhall Road, Somersham, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire. A view looking across the empty childrens playground at Norwood Playing Field, during the Covid-19 lockdown

Background imagePandemic Collection: Cursed

Cursed
Sebastian Kisworo

Background imagePandemic Collection: Color of the year

Color of the year
Artem Pozdniakov

Background imagePandemic Collection: Cholera in St. Petersburg, Russian, a procession of priests going to the Spassky Church to pray

Cholera in St. Petersburg, Russian, a procession of priests going to the Spassky Church to pray for the cessation of the plague. Date: September 1892

Background imagePandemic Collection: Colony of Vibrio cholerae, 1906 (litho)

Colony of Vibrio cholerae, 1906 (litho)
3501918 Colony of Vibrio cholerae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Advertisement for Eau des Jacobins de Rouen, mid nineteenth century (colour litho)

Advertisement for Eau des Jacobins de Rouen, mid nineteenth century (colour litho)
CHT237152 Advertisement for Eau des Jacobins de Rouen, mid nineteenth century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Background imagePandemic Collection: Saint Roch, Patron saint of plasterers, laundry workers and dogs, c. 1910 (colour litho)

Saint Roch, Patron saint of plasterers, laundry workers and dogs, c. 1910 (colour litho)
488441 Saint Roch, Patron saint of plasterers, laundry workers and dogs, c.1910 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Luther with pest sick persons in Wittenberg, 1850s (engraving)

Luther with pest sick persons in Wittenberg, 1850s (engraving)
UTD4915776 Luther with pest sick persons in Wittenberg, 1850s (engraving) by Konig, Gustav Ferdinand Leopold (1808-69); (add.info.: Illustration from : "Dr)

Background imagePandemic Collection: The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving)

The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving)
1737128 The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague in Milan 1630-1631)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Death, the grim reaper. Turkish army defeated by Cholera, not by enemy, 1912 (print)

Death, the grim reaper. Turkish army defeated by Cholera, not by enemy, 1912 (print)
536529 Death, the grim reaper. Turkish army defeated by Cholera, not by enemy, 1912 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Death, the grim reaper)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Pestilence one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt: Exodus. Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Pestilence one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt: Exodus. Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
535820 Pestilence one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt: Exodus. Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) French painter and book illustrator for The Bible (London 1866). Wood engraving

Background imagePandemic Collection: Sketch of the votive fresco for the plague of 1656, 1656 circa, Mattia Preti (oil on canvas)

Sketch of the votive fresco for the plague of 1656, 1656 circa, Mattia Preti (oil on canvas)
7064285 Sketch of the votive fresco for the plague of 1656, 1656 circa, Mattia Preti (oil on canvas) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Background imagePandemic Collection: Pesta on the stairs, 1894-96 (pencil, ink, black wax crayon and wash on paper)

Pesta on the stairs, 1894-96 (pencil, ink, black wax crayon and wash on paper)
7387164 Pesta on the stairs, 1894-96 (pencil, ink, black wax crayon and wash on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 27.3 x 22.8 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

Background imagePandemic Collection: The Cowshed mezzotint after George Morland (1763-1804) English artist. Cowman milks into bucket

The Cowshed mezzotint after George Morland (1763-1804) English artist. Cowman milks into bucket
531721 The Cowshed mezzotint after George Morland (1763-1804) English artist. Cowman milks into bucket. Milkmaid waits, holding yoke on which buckets carried. Hay loft: Lantern: hens

Background imagePandemic Collection: Spanish Flu 1918 - 1919 : Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C

Spanish Flu 1918 - 1919 : Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C
1725288 Spanish Flu 1918 - 1919 : Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Patients are set up in rows of beds on an open gallery, seperated by hung sheets)

Background imagePandemic Collection: The plague in Tournai in 1095, 1881 (oil on canvas)

The plague in Tournai in 1095, 1881 (oil on canvas)
CUL4929698 The plague in Tournai in 1095, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Galarn, Louis (1810-1887); (add.info.: by GALARN, Louis It symbolizes The Great Procession')

Background imagePandemic Collection: She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon)

She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon)
7305589 She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 65x52 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

Background imagePandemic Collection: Animals stricken by cattle plague. Rinderpest

Animals stricken by cattle plague. Rinderpest
7301602 Animals stricken by cattle plague. Rinderpest. by Leslie, Frank (1821-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the New York Board of Health examine animals stricken by cattle plague)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Production of the plague vaccine at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, here Emile Roux, France

Production of the plague vaccine at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, here Emile Roux, France
7279566 Production of the plague vaccine at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, here Emile Roux, France by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePandemic Collection: The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665

The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665
7301629 The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665. by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fatal Effect of the Plague of 1665)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving)

Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving)
1700741 Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving) by Belin, Auguste (19th century); (add.info.: The two faces of love : the syphilis, engraving by Belin et Deschamps, 1851)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632

Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d
LSE4096969 Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d Auray by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Basilica

Background imagePandemic Collection: Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving)

Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving)
7200122 Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpse bearers during the Plague)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Peste de Jaffa (engraving)

Peste de Jaffa (engraving)
7179428 Peste de Jaffa (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peste de Jaffa. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Background imagePandemic Collection: Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut)

Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut)
7201737 Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641)



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"Pandemic: A Historical Reminder of Humanity's Battle Against Infectious Diseases" In the depths of history, a haunting figure emerges - the plague doctor. With their beaked masks and long cloaks, they navigated the 17th century streets, fighting against an invisible enemy that ravaged communities. Their presence in ancient artwork serves as a chilling reminder of the devastating power of pandemics. Fast forward to modern times, where another viral threat looms large - the avian flu virus. Originating from birds, this infectious disease has caused widespread concern due to its potential to jump species and cause severe illness in humans. The microscopic view reveals its intricate structure, reminding us of our vulnerability at a cellular level. Pandemics do not discriminate; they affect all corners of society. In Mexico, health education initiatives target indigenous populations grappling with poverty and limited access to healthcare resources. These efforts aim to empower these communities with knowledge about viruses like never before. The Black Death rat flea is forever etched in our collective memory as one of history's deadliest carriers. Artwork depicting this tiny insect reminds us that even the smallest creatures can have catastrophic consequences when it comes to spreading diseases. The influenza virus takes on a new form through computer artwork - showcasing its ability to mutate rapidly and challenge medical advancements year after year. This constant battle between science and nature highlights humanity's resilience in combating ever-evolving threats. From Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland to Melbourne COVID-19 protests down under – scenes unfold across continents revealing both unity and division amidst crisis-stricken societies. While some come together for safety measures and support systems during these trying times, others take up arms against restrictions imposed by authorities. As we navigate through this pandemic-ridden era, let us remember our shared responsibility towards public health. History teaches us valuable lessons about perseverance and adaptation when faced with such challenges – may we draw strength from those who fought before us as we continue to battle against the invisible enemy that is the pandemic.