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Plague Image and Imagination from Medieval to Modern TimesPainting the Plague, 1250–1630

Plague Image and Imagination from Medieval to Modern Times: Painting the Plague, 1250–1630 [No civilisation has produced more painted representations of plague than Europe (and particularly Italy) during the period of the second pandemic (roughly 1347–1772). The images produced in these centuries reveal profound changes in the conception of the disease in the collective imaginary, as well as shifts in the kinds of responses that societies believed to be appropriate to an outbreak’s impact. As artists developed new potentialities for visual depictions of plague, using images as a means of influencing beliefs, actions, and emotions, they played a role in their society’s efforts to shield itself from some of the devastating impacts of epidemic disease] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Plague Image and Imagination from Medieval to Modern TimesPainting the Plague, 1250–1630

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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978-3-030-72303-3
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37 –67
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-72304-0_3
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[No civilisation has produced more painted representations of plague than Europe (and particularly Italy) during the period of the second pandemic (roughly 1347–1772). The images produced in these centuries reveal profound changes in the conception of the disease in the collective imaginary, as well as shifts in the kinds of responses that societies believed to be appropriate to an outbreak’s impact. As artists developed new potentialities for visual depictions of plague, using images as a means of influencing beliefs, actions, and emotions, they played a role in their society’s efforts to shield itself from some of the devastating impacts of epidemic disease]

Published: Jul 30, 2021

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