Epidemia Collection

Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal
CHT219325 Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal, 19th February 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Protective clothing against plague in the 18th century
GIA4787389 Protective clothing against plague in the 18th century. by Grevenbroeck, Jan van (1731-1807); Museo Correr, Venice

Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century
JEB4857923 Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century.; (add.info.: Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease
ELD4852458 Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4903773 French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino
GIA5033671 Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.; (add.info.: Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.); © Giancarlo Costa.

Representation of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonino Pierozzi of Forciglioni) (1389-1459)
ELD4909698 Representation of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonino Pierozzi of Forciglioni) (1389-1459) blessing the victims of the plague around 1448

War 1914-1918: 'poilu' seeks his lice sitting in a trench (photo)
JAB5036126 War 1914-1918: 'poilu' seeks his lice sitting in a trench (photo); (add.info.: War 1914-1918: a hairy deshabille seeks his lice sitting in a trench.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

La Caricature Politique (1830), Satirique en Couleurs, 1831_8_4: The ministry attacks Cholera morbus - Cholera
ICA4930473 La Caricature Politique (1830), Satirique en Couleurs, 1831_8_4: The ministry attacks Cholera morbus - Cholera, Ministere

Romanesque art: Polychrome wood sculpture and doree of Saint Roch dating from the 14th century. Boss of reapers
JEB4922773 Romanesque art: Polychrome wood sculpture and doree of Saint Roch dating from the 14th century. Boss of reapers. Neuilly-en-Dun (Neuilly en Dun), Cher, Centre, France

War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice (postcard)
JAB5036105 War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice (postcard); (add.info.: War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Ancient Greece: the death of Xanthippe son of the speaker and statesman Pericles (495-429 BC)
ELD4917884 Ancient Greece: the death of Xanthippe son of the speaker and statesman Pericles (495-429 BC), victim of the plague epidemic in 430 BC a Athens

La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_13: Barbarism and cholera morbus entering Europe - War
ICA4930707 La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_13: Barbarism and cholera morbus entering Europe - War, Russia, Europe, Poland, Barbaria/Kultur

The Political Cartoon (1830), Satirical in N & B, 1831_7_7: The Flu - Medical, Influenza
ICA4930443 The Political Cartoon (1830), Satirical in N & B, 1831_7_7: The Flu - Medical, Influenza; (add.info.: The Political Cartoon (1830), Satirical in N & B, 1831_7_7: The Flu - Medical

Representation of the death of a cholera victim Engraving from "The Catholic
JAB4119532 Representation of the death of a cholera victim Engraving from "The Catholic, religious store" 1845 Private collection; (add.info)

Eighth crusade: epidemic of plague during the siege of Tunis, 1270 (eighth crusade: plague during the siege of Tunis)
ELD4944964 Eighth crusade: epidemic of plague during the siege of Tunis, 1270 (eighth crusade: plague during the siege of Tunis)

War 1914-1918, The lice and the Germans (photo)
JAB5036110 War 1914-1918, The lice and the Germans (photo); (add.info.: War 1914-1918, The lice and the Germans: Postcard against the German military)

The Plague of Milan from 1630
GIA5033549 The Plague of Milan from 1630.; (add.info.: The Plague of Milan from 1630.); © Giancarlo Costa.

The plague in Milan in 1630 - Engraving by Roberto Focosi
XEE5027350 The plague in Milan in 1630 - Engraving by Roberto Focosi; (add.info.: The plague in Milan in 1630 - Engraving by Roberto Focosi); Stefano Bianchetti.

View of the Lazaret and the cabanons of the pestiferes
JEB4854106 View of the Lazaret and the cabanons of the pestiferes.; (add.info.: View of the Lazaret and the cabanons of the pestiferes.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

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

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)

The cows breast used to inoculate the smallpox vaccine by Luigi Sacco (1769-1836
GIA4788518 The cows breast used to inoculate the smallpox vaccine by Luigi Sacco (1769-1836) in January 1801. Medical plate from " Vaccination Treat" by Luigi Sacco, Milan

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')

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

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)

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)

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)

View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving)
3103756 View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving) by English School

Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne
XEE4134466 Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne. (From a phtograph of Mr. Trumpet and information communicated by Mr. L. Pommery)

The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground
JLJ4593424 The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground. Miniature from " Triumphs

The plague in Rome Allegorical representation of the flower breaking through the doors
JLJ4645409 The plague in Rome Allegorical representation of the flower breaking through the doors. Painting by Jules Elie Delaunay (1828-1891) 1869. Dim

Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho)
2818313 Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troubles in Astrakhan. Riots during an outbreal of cholera in Russia)

Caricature of Parisians dealing with rabid dogs, c. 1840 (colour litho)
CHT234558 Caricature of Parisians dealing with rabid dogs, c.1840 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris

The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart (engraving)
725514 The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart)

The Plague at Ashdod (pen & ink on paper)
CTS413031 The Plague at Ashdod (pen & ink on paper) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64); 18.8x26.5 cm; The Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: I Samuel V)

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59 (oil on canvas)
1127651 Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 81.3x44.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A Contact Camp near Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b / w photo)
KAT324467 A Contact Camp near Cape Town, illustration from The King, May 25th 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Miracle of St. Genevieve, 1883 (mural)
XIR234445 The Miracle of St. Genevieve, 1883 (mural) by Maillot, Theodore Pierre Nicolas (1826-88); Pantheon, Paris, France; (add.info.: violent plague which killed 14)

The Plague Pit (engraving)
725515 The Plague Pit (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague Pit. Illustration for Old Saint Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth (George Routledge)

The Chevalier Roze at the Montee des Aroules in Marseille Nicola Roze (1675-1733)
JLJ4599039 The Chevalier Roze at the Montee des Aroules in Marseille Nicola Roze (1675-1733) unleashes the Armoules district in Marseille from the corpses of the pestiferes during the great plague of

Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 87203)
STC267599 Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 87203) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b / w photo)
XIR287024 Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b/w photo) by Thomas, Napoleon (19th century) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

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

The Plague in Marseille in 1720 (oil on canvas) (detail)
XIR206990 The Plague in Marseille in 1720 (oil on canvas) (detail) by French School, (18th century); Musee Atger, Faculte de Medecine, Montpellier, France

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"Epidemia: A Haunting Journey Through History's Darkest Times" Step into the shadows of history as we explore the haunting tales of epidemia, a relentless force that has plagued humanity throughout the ages. From ancient plagues to modern-day pandemics, these glimpses into our past serve as a stark reminder of our vulnerability and resilience. In Manchuria, an allegory unfolds before our eyes - The Plague personified, wreaking havoc on innocent lives. Le Petit Journal captures this chilling scene with its cover illustration, transporting us to a time when fear gripped nations. Travel back in time to the 18th century when protective clothing became armor against plague's deadly touch. Witness doctors donning masks and gowns, their only defense against an invisible enemy lurking in every corner. Luigi Sacco's groundbreaking discovery takes center stage - using cows' breasts for inoculating smallpox vaccines. A testament to human ingenuity amidst chaos and despair; hope emerges from unexpected sources. The canvas reveals Tournai's plight in 1095 - oil strokes depicting anguish and suffering during one of history's darkest hours. St Roch and St Sebastian stand tall beside Christ on the cross, offering solace to those afflicted by pestilence. Florence trembles under the weight of devastation in 1348; storytellers gather outside its walls seeking refuge from death's grasp. Boccaccio's Decameron springs forth from this grim setting – ten characters weaving tales amidst funeral processions that dot the landscape like macabre punctuation marks. Paris succumbs to cholera’s wrath in 1832; streets teem with lifeless bodies shrouded in white linen while brave doctors battle tirelessly against an invisible foe. The image etched forever within our collective memory serves as a solemn reminder of mankind’s fragility.