2022年8月10日 · Artists have frequently attempted to make sense of the unpredictable damage brought on by the Medieval Bubonic plague, creating Black Plague art as a means of expressing their sorrows. Their portrayal of the tragedies they observed has shifted dramatically over time, but the artists’ aim to depict the spirit of an epidemic has stayed consistent.

2021年11月29日 · During the 14th century, a third of Europe’s population was killed and still, people had the urge to create, including Shakespeare with his little play King Lear. S o, without further ado, here is a list of the top 9 artworks created …

A street during the Great Plague in London, 1665, with a death cart and mourners. Source: Wellcome Library, London

2023年1月31日 · A Brief History of Black Plague Art. While Black Death Art generally captured the Bubonic Plague of Medieval times, plagues were often depicted in previous ages. This can be seen with Ill Morbetto, an example of plague art with source material predating the Black Death. The work is based on a passage from the Aeneid, a Latin epic poem, written ...

The Black Death (1346–1353) had great effects on the art and literature of medieval societies that experienced it. Although contemporary chronicles are often regarded by historians as the most realistic portrayals of the Black Death , the effects of such a large-scale shared experience on the population of Europe influenced poetry, prose ...

2024年11月18日 · Plagues were seen as untreatable for centuries. The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It resulted in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. 200 million!

The trauma of the Black Death gave rise to the most popular artistic channel for the representation of death, the Dance of Death. There are indications that first the dance macabre was performed, then poetized, and finally painted.

2016年12月10日 · The Black Death plague was a terrifying chapter in human history. Unsurprisingly, the experience left its mark on European art for centuries after. Here, we take a look at the remnants of the plague found in medieval art.

Themes like the Dance of Death, the Triumph of Death, and the Three Living and the Three Dead, found in northern and southern European art, are often associated with the ravages of the Black Death.

Learn everything you need to know about the most famous black death paintings! Take a look at what the black death was, how it was depicted in art, and some notable examples of artworks!