The Triumph of Death,15th century fresco. This fresco hung in the Palazzo Scalfani in Palermo,Italy. The building became a civic hospital in 1435,and shortly after this fresco was painted. Between the 14th and 17th centuries bubonic plague,or black death,was epidemic throughout Europe,killing almost a third of its population. It is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis,which is transmitted by the rat flea | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Kulyk, Mehau |
Bildgröße: | 4204 px × 3541 px |
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