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10 sie 2022 · The Black Death firmly established realism in the arts. Most artworks of the period attempted to depict the triumph of death over their naïve victims, but in some cases also the bold defiance of people’s pride.
Two hooded figures and a King grieve over a dead person while another masked figure comes to cleanse the room of the plague. Source: Wellcome Library, London
29 lis 2021 · During the Black Death, many people prayed to St. Sebastian with hopes of eradicating the disease from everyday life making St. Sebastian a popular saint in Medieval art who was depicted in images like the one below from the church of Saint-Crepin-Ibouvillers in France.
Timeline. 1331-34: Plague outbreak in Southwestern China spreads through Asia to the Mediterranean. 1345: Plague occurs in Volga River basin and spreads through Eastern and Central Europe eventually reaching Constantinople the main trade link between Europe and Asia. 1347: Black plague reaches Italy.
16 kwi 2020 · The Black Death, also known as the Pestilence and the Plague, was the deadliest pandemics ever recorded. Track how it ravaged humanity through history.
22 mar 2020 · A map illustrating the rapid spread of the 14th-century plague pandemic commonly known as the "Black Death", across Europe and the Middle East.
Timeline of significant events during and after the Black Death pandemic, from the arrival of the plague in Europe in 1347 to its subsequent spread throughout the continent over the next four years and the periodic recurrences of the plague in later decades of the 14th century.
