Pestilence Collection

The First Passover
The Jews are spared when a pestilence strikes Egypt, a sign that Pharaoh should allow them to leave his country : it is the first Passover, celeb- -rated annually ever after

Passover ritual as begun in ancient Egypt
Jewish family marking their home with lambs blood for the first Passover. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lord Have Mercy Upon Us : The Plague in London (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF180917 Lord Have Mercy Upon Us : The Plague in London (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: petition to God asking to end the plague; ); English

So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, 1841. Creator: Peter Lightfoot
So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, 1841. Biblical scene, from 2 Samuel 24: 15: So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed

PESTILENCE/BIBLICAL ERA
Illustration showing those afflicted with pestilence of biblical era, Israel

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

Exodus 9 13-35 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of hail and lightning
STC67474 Exodus 9 13-35 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of hail and lightning, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Ms 1626 / 1 fol. 13v Procession of the reliquary of St. Genevieve through the streets of Paris
498813 Ms 1626/1 fol.13v Procession of the reliquary of St. Genevieve through the streets of Paris, from the Censier de l Abbaye Sainte-Genevieve (vellum) by French School

Exodus 8 20-32 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the swarm of flies, from the Nuremberg Bible
STC67472 Exodus 8 20-32 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the swarm of flies, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84) Administering the Sacrament to Plague Victims in 1576 (oil on canvas) (detail of 78610)
XIR156573 St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84) Administering the Sacrament to Plague Victims in 1576 (oil on canvas) (detail of 78610) by Caula, Sigismondo (1637-p.1713); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena

View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, 1721 (oil on canvas)
XMB173420 View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, 1721 (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); 317x440 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Marseille, France

View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, detail depicting the Cardinal of Belsunce with a
XMB156850 View of the Cours Belsunce, Marseilles, During the Plague of 1720, detail depicting the Cardinal of Belsunce with a group of corpses of plague victims, 1721 (oil on canvas) by Serre

Barricade in the Rue de la Mortellerie, June 1848 (Memory of Civil War) 1849 (oil on canvas)
XIR157789 Barricade in the Rue de la Mortellerie, June 1848 (Memory of Civil War) 1849 (oil on canvas) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); 29x22 cm; Louvre, Paris, France

July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Creator: Unknown
July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Harvest scene with Runcina, the goddess of weeding or mowing in Roman mythology. In the circular frame are the signs of the zodiac

The Plague in the Reign of David, 1675 / 1700. Creator: Guy-Louis Vernansal
The Plague in the Reign of David, 1675/1700

The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel)
3588558 The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel) by Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901); 149.8x105.1 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: inspired by news of the plague in Bombay); Swiss

The Plague (engraving)
6317589 The Plague (engraving) by Raimondi, Marcantonio (1480-1534) (after); (add.info.: The Plague. After an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, from a work by Raphael.); Photo eKen Welsh; Italian

Costume de medecin en temps d epidemie (engraving)
2788021 Costume de medecin en temps d epidemie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume de medecin en temps d epidemie)

The night patrol of the London streets, 1853
The night patrol of the London streets. The figure of Death on horseback rides out of an overcrowded cemetery full of cholera victims

Frontispiece to Londons Remembrancer by John Bell
XJF135333 Frontispiece to Londons Remembrancer by John Bell, 1665 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Costume designed to protect doctors from the plague, 1720 (w / c on paper)
CHT176044 Costume designed to protect doctors from the plague, 1720 (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The fourth plague of Egypt, from a book of Bible Pictures, c. 1250 (vellum)
MMT215683 The fourth plague of Egypt, from a book of Bible Pictures, c.1250 (vellum) by Brailes, William de (fl.c.1230); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; English, out of copyright

Saint Sebastian, c. 1485 (tempera on panel)
3937485 Saint Sebastian, c.1485 (tempera on panel) by Perugino, Pietro (c.1445-1523); 174x88 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian)

Exodus 9 8-12 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of boils
STC67473 Exodus 9 8-12 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the plague of boils, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

I Samuel 5: 1-11 The Philistines seize the Ark and are struck by the plague
STC67507 I Samuel 5:1-11 The Philistines seize the Ark and are struck by the plague, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Hippocrates (c. 460-c. 377 BC) explaining the importance of contagion in the plague
CHT163702 Hippocrates (c.460-c.377 BC) explaining the importance of contagion in the plague epidemic, title page from Hippocratis Opera Quae Extant, pub

Mortuary cross from plague victim, 1348 (lead)
3701699 Mortuary cross from plague victim, 1348 (lead) by English School, (14th century); Science Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The plague is caused by infection with Yersinia Pestis)

"Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all"
HTL91860 " Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all", illustration for The Masque of the Red Death from Selected Tales of Mystery by Edgar Allan Poe

Death in Venice, 1666
XAM74877 Death in Venice, 1666 by Zanchi, Antonio (1631-1722); 99x135 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Italian, out of copyright

Exodus 10: 1-20 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: the plague of locusts
STC67475 Exodus 10:1-20 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: the plague of locusts, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Illustrations of the Ten Plagues of Egypt, from a Haggadah, published in Vienna c
CHT247798 Illustrations of the Ten Plagues of Egypt, from a Haggadah, published in Vienna c.1900 (colour litho) by Austrian School

David sacrifices on Mount Moriah (engraving)
2795173 David sacrifices on Mount Moriah (engraving) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David sacrifices on Mount Moriah)

Male figure with sores, 1st Century B. C. E - 3rd Century C. E. (earthenware)
DBP422928 Male figure with sores, 1st Century B.C.E - 3rd Century C.E. (earthenware) by Nayarit; Private Collection; (add.info.: From Ixtlan del Rio in S.W. Nayarit)

Procession of St. Charles Borromeo to cure Milan of the plague in 1576 (marble
XIR346098 Procession of St. Charles Borromeo to cure Milan of the plague in 1576 (marble) (b/w photo) by Bouchardon, Edme(1698-1762); Chapelle Royale, Chateau de Versailles

Death on a Pale Horse, c. 1800 (ink and w / c)
FIT57618 Death on a Pale Horse, c.1800 (ink and w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 39.3x31.1 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

The Charity of Saint Isabel of Hungary, after Murillo (oil on canvas)
829402 The Charity of Saint Isabel of Hungary, after Murillo (oil on canvas) by Grande, Francisco Augustin y (1753-1800); 330x244 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pestilence, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Pestilence, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt, 1866. From the Bible (Exodus)

The first Passover, in ancient Egypt
Death of Egyptians firstborn children, sparing the enslaved Hebrew children. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Plague. After an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, from a work by Raphael

St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84) Visiting the Plague Victims in Milan in 1576 (oil
XIR187149 St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84) Visiting the Plague Victims in Milan in 1576 (oil on canvas) by Skreta, Karel (c.1610-74); Narodni Galerie, Prague

David Chooses Three Days Pestilence II Samuel 24
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The Plague in Rome, 1869 (oil on canvas)
XIR91487 The Plague in Rome, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Delaunay, Jules Elie (1828-91); 131x176.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The Doge of Venice at the Festa della Salute, 21 November, to commemorate the end
XIR868516 The Doge of Venice at the Festa della Salute, 21 November, to commemorate the end of the pestilence of 1630, c.1766-70 (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93); Louvre, Paris

Illustrations of the Book of Job; Satan smiting Job with Sore Boils, 1825 (pen, w / c
XND70239 Illustrations of the Book of Job; Satan smiting Job with Sore Boils, 1825 (pen, w/c and pencil) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 20x15.3 cm; The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

JJ Audubon (1785-1851) on a trip to Japan disovers a rat, c. 1840 (w / c on paper)
XBP341856 JJ Audubon (1785-1851) on a trip to Japan disovers a rat, c.1840 (w/c on paper) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Japanese

Venetian Doctor during the time of the plague (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
XOT320569 Venetian Doctor during the time of the plague (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Grevenbroeck, Jan van (1731-1807); Museo Correr, Venice, Italy; Dutch, out of copyright

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"Pestilence: A Haunting Reminder of Ancient Times" In the depths of history, the specter looms large, leaving behind tales etched in our collective memory. From the chilling accounts of The First Passover to the Passover ritual as begun in ancient Egypt, we witness how this relentless force shaped civilizations. Lord Have Mercy Upon Us: The Plague in London captures a moment frozen in time through a haunting woodcut. In black and white, it transports us back to an era when pestilence ravaged cities and left devastation in its wake. Gustave Dore's illustration for The Bible further brings to life Pestilence as one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt during Exodus. "So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, " echoes Peter Lightfoot's creation from 1841, reminding us that even chosen lands were not spared from its wrath. Moving forward through time, we encounter the intricate details on panels like those found on the Triptych of Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist - oil paintings that depict both religious figures amidst an atmosphere tainted by disease. The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse engraving serves as a chilling reminder that Pestilence has been intertwined with humanity since biblical times. Its presence is felt across various art forms - be it Roze's depiction on canvas or lithographs like The Court of Death published in 1859. As we delve deeper into these artistic expressions, we come face-to-face with The Evil Race captured within engravings; their grotesque visages mirroring our fears and vulnerabilities against unseen foes. Through these visual narratives spanning centuries, Pestilence emerges as an ever-present adversary challenging mankind's resilience throughout history. Let us not forget these reminders etched onto canvases and engravings – they serve as cautionary tales urging us to remain vigilant against future outbreaks while honoring those who have suffered under its grip.