Images of the Black Death
Oriental Rat Flea – engorged with blood. This flea is the primary vector of plague in most large plague epidemics in Asia, Africa, and South America. Both male and female fleas can transmit the infection.
Flea on arm
Person with bubonic plague
Artwork inspired by the Black Death
Peter Bruegel (the elder) "Triumph of Death" (Black Plague) (Flemish artist, 1562, oil on panel, in Museo del Prado, Madrid. Peter Bruegel (the elder) "Triumph of Death" (Black Plague) (Flemish artist, 1562, oil on panel, in Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Mass Burial, Plague, Belgium Unknown artist.
Arnold Bocklin, "The Plague" 1898
Medieval Cathedrals
New Style: Gothic 12 th century 12 th century Pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses Pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses –Created the impression of reaching upward to God Stained glass windows Stained glass windows –Source of natural light, which symbolized the divine light of God
Scenes from the Passion of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, 1244–1247 French; Made in Paris
Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, France built from 1163 to 1250
Leaf from a Royal Manuscript, with Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis, ca. 1320–1342 Made in Bologna, Italy
Monastery Mid-12th century France
Bible, ca. 1175–1195 From the Abbey of Pontigny, France
Armor, 1400, Italian Steel, brass, textile
Shield, 7th century Italy Iron and bronze
Drawing of a walled medieval town
Medieval woman
Medieval women
Medieval castle