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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.
A street during the Great Plague in London, 1665, with a death cart and mourners. 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.
31 sty 2023 · This Black Death artwork, by an unknown artist, shows a mass grave in the Belgian town of Tournai where Black Death victims were interred in mass graves. In a very narrow frame, we witness fifteen individuals carrying the coffins of their loved ones.
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.
17 mar 2022 · Death dimly recalled : epidemic disease before the Black death -- Death at the door : the Black death and its impact, 1347-1400 -- Dancing with death : understanding and regulating plague, 1400-1500 -- The circle of death : endemic plague, 1500-1700 -- Death's finale : the great London plague, 1665 -- Death's encore : the Marseilles plague ...
Learning Objectives. By the end of this section, you will be able to: Identify the origins and characteristics of the bubonic plague. Describe the response to the Black Death in Asia and North Africa. Describe the response to the Black Death in Europe.
