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Three Doctors Attend a Man with the Plague
Woodcutting of a plague-stricken man lying in bed, attended by three physicians. From the Pestbuch, a 16th Century CE medical treatise by Hieronymous Brunschwig (c. 1450-1512 CE). (Courtesy of the Historical...
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Citizens of Tournai Bury Their Dead
Miniature from a folio of the Antiquitates Flandriae, depicting the citizens of Tournai, Belgium burying those who died of plague during the Black Death. By Pierart dou Tielt (c. 1340-1360 CE). Made c. 1353. (Royal...
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Plague in an Ancient City
"Plague in an Ancient City" by Michiel Sweerts (1618-1664 CE) is believed to depict the Plague of Athens (430-427 BCE). Oil on canvas. Painted c. 1652-1654 CE. 118.7 cm (46.7 in) x 170.8 cm (67.2 in). (Courtesy of Los...
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The Triumph of Death
"The Triumph of Death" (Dutch: "De triomf van de Doods") is a painting by Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569 CE). Oil on panel. Made c. 1562 CE. 117 cm × 162 cm (46 in × 63.8 in). (Museo del Prado, Madrid)
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Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman
A Greek statuette of an emaciated woman from Smyrna, Asia Minor. The woman depicted has an emaciated, skeletal frame and distended belly. Her pose, dress, and youthful hairstyle indicates that she is a young woman...
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Physician Preparing an Elixir from De Materia Medica
Depiction of a physician preparing an elixir. Illustration from a folio of an Arabic translation of the 1st Century CE Greek medical text De Materia Medica. Iraq, 1224 CE. Ink, opaque watercolor, and...
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Madhubani Painting Mural
A modern mural in the Madhubani painting style. Patna, Bihar, India.
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Ten Mahavidyas, Shiva and Sakti Madhubani Painting
A Madhubani painting showing the Ten Mahavidyas (10 aspects of wisdom associated with Parvati), Shiva and Sakti, with the serpent Shri Yantra.
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Krishna & Rada Madhubani Painting
A Madhubani painting depicting Krishna and Rada. Painted by Padma Shri Sita Devi
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Camunian Rose, Valcamonica
A rock carving known as the Camunian Rose at Valcamonica, Lombardy, Italy. 2800-2400 BCE.
