Brat Collection

Costume / Boy on Tricycle
Picturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair

Protective clothing against plague in the 18th century
GIA4787389 Protective clothing against plague in the 18th century. by Grevenbroeck, Jan van (1731-1807); Museo Correr, Venice

Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century
JEB4857923 Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century.; (add.info.: Mail, iron and wood clip during the Plague, 17th century.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease
ELD4852458 Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4903773 French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino
GIA5033671 Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.; (add.info.: Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.); © Giancarlo Costa.

Representation of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonino Pierozzi of Forciglioni) (1389-1459)
ELD4909698 Representation of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonino Pierozzi of Forciglioni) (1389-1459) blessing the victims of the plague around 1448

The devouement of the eveque of Marseille, Henri Francois Xavier de Belsunce Castelmoron (1671-1755), Jesuite
NWI4953651 The devouement of the eveque of Marseille, Henri Francois Xavier de Belsunce Castelmoron (1671-1755), Jesuite, during the plague of Marseille in 1720-1721

Romanesque art: Polychrome wood sculpture and doree of Saint Roch dating from the 14th century. Boss of reapers
JEB4922773 Romanesque art: Polychrome wood sculpture and doree of Saint Roch dating from the 14th century. Boss of reapers. Neuilly-en-Dun (Neuilly en Dun), Cher, Centre, France

Ancient Greece: the death of Xanthippe son of the speaker and statesman Pericles (495-429 BC)
ELD4917884 Ancient Greece: the death of Xanthippe son of the speaker and statesman Pericles (495-429 BC), victim of the plague epidemic in 430 BC a Athens

Incineration of dead bodies in Holywell Mount during the bubonic plague outbreak, England, 1665
NWI4953678 Incineration of dead bodies in Holywell Mount during the bubonic plague outbreak, England, 1665. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Victims of the epidemic of bubonic plague. 19th century engraving after a painting by Nicolas Poussin
NWI4953935 Victims of the epidemic of bubonic plague. 19th century engraving after a painting by Nicolas Poussin.; (add.info.: Victims of the epidemic of bubonic plague)

Eighth crusade: epidemic of plague during the siege of Tunis, 1270 (eighth crusade: plague during the siege of Tunis)
ELD4944964 Eighth crusade: epidemic of plague during the siege of Tunis, 1270 (eighth crusade: plague during the siege of Tunis)

The Plague of Milan from 1630
GIA5033549 The Plague of Milan from 1630.; (add.info.: The Plague of Milan from 1630.); © Giancarlo Costa.

The plague in Milan in 1630 - Engraving by Roberto Focosi
XEE5027350 The plague in Milan in 1630 - Engraving by Roberto Focosi; (add.info.: The plague in Milan in 1630 - Engraving by Roberto Focosi); Stefano Bianchetti.

View of the Lazaret and the cabanons of the pestiferes
JEB4854106 View of the Lazaret and the cabanons of the pestiferes.; (add.info.: View of the Lazaret and the cabanons of the pestiferes.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

The Chevalier Roze unveiling the Tourette at the height of the plague, 8th century (oil on canvas)
JEB4961137 The Chevalier Roze unveiling the Tourette at the height of the plague, 8th century (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); (add.info)

Brat Colbran & Co Heaped Fire Advertisement
An advertisement for Brat Colbran and Co and the Heaped Fire Company Ltd. promoting their fireplace product. Date: circa 1920s

The plague in Tournai in 1095, 1881 (oil on canvas)
CUL4929698 The plague in Tournai in 1095, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Galarn, Louis (1810-1887); (add.info.: by GALARN, Louis It symbolizes The Great Procession')

Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d
LSE4096969 Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d Auray by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Basilica

The plague in Rome Allegorical representation of the flower breaking through the doors
JLJ4645409 The plague in Rome Allegorical representation of the flower breaking through the doors. Painting by Jules Elie Delaunay (1828-1891) 1869. Dim

The Chevalier Roze at the Montee des Aroules in Marseille Nicola Roze (1675-1733)
JLJ4599039 The Chevalier Roze at the Montee des Aroules in Marseille Nicola Roze (1675-1733) unleashes the Armoules district in Marseille from the corpses of the pestiferes during the great plague of

The Plague. Painting by Jacques Pilliard (1814-1898), 19th century. Grenoble, Musee Des Beaux Arts
JLJ4689271 The Plague. Painting by Jacques Pilliard (1814-1898), 19th century. Grenoble, Musee Des Beaux Arts by Pillard, Jacques (1811-1898); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble

Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7)
XEE4161974 Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7, fable 2) - engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

The wish of the plague, procession April 22, 1630 The inhabitants of the city of Puy thank the Black Virgin for having
JLJ4644311 The wish of the plague, procession April 22, 1630 The inhabitants of the city of Puy thank the Black Virgin for having saved them from the epidemic of plague

Saint Macaire of Ghent rescuing pestiferes Saint Macaire is an 11th century Armenian monk
JLJ4676193 Saint Macaire of Ghent rescuing pestiferes Saint Macaire is an 11th century Armenian monk. Painting by Jacob II van Oost (1637-1713) 1673 Sun

The first 2 victims of the Plague in Noja, small town of Puglia in Italy - in "
XEE4114417 The first 2 victims of the Plague in Noja, small town of Puglia in Italy - in " Storia d Italia", 1864

Saint Charles Borromee communicating pestiferes The Italian prelate Charles Borromee
LRI4611591 Saint Charles Borromee communicating pestiferes The Italian prelate Charles Borromee (1538-1584) gives communion to the sick during the outbreak of the plague of Milan in 1576

Saint Charles Borromee baptizing a child. The dead sheep
JLJ4619020 Saint Charles Borromee baptizing a child. The dead sheep and the sketches of layers of bodies next to which a man closes his nose so as not to breathe the smell suggests that the drawing

Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Fleau of the Plague. And David having made the shading
XEE4138128 Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Fleau of the Plague. And David having made the shading of all his people by a vanite movement

General Bonaparte visited the Pestiferous Hospital in Jaffa on May 25, 1799
XEE4411360 General Bonaparte visited the Pestiferous Hospital in Jaffa on May 25, 1799. Illustration of the 19th century. by Unknown Artist

Borromee communicating pestiferes. Saint Charles Borromee (Carlo Borromeo
JLJ4600677 Borromee communicating pestiferes. Saint Charles Borromee (Carlo Borromeo, 1538-1584) communicating the pestiferes of Milan during the plague of 1576

The Ducale family (Charles IV with Nicole de Lorraine) under the protection of Notre Dame
JLJ4661638 The Ducale family (Charles IV with Nicole de Lorraine) under the protection of Notre Dame de Bonsecours (plague of 1631). Anonymous painting of the French school, 17th century

8th Crusade: The death of Saint Louis (Louis IX) (1214 / 1215-1270
JLJ4648631 8th Crusade: The death of Saint Louis (Louis IX) (1214/1215-1270) from the plague in Tunis. Miniature taken from " Le livre des faits de Monseigneur Saint Louis" 15th century

The Plague of Asdod says the Philistines struck by the Plague Painting by Nicolas Poussin
JLJ4668042 The Plague of Asdod says the Philistines struck by the Plague Painting by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) 17th century Sun

Vow of Doge Nicolo Contarini to the Blessed Lorenzo Giustiniani that he may intercede for
LRI4695385 Vow of Doge Nicolo Contarini to the Blessed Lorenzo Giustiniani that he may intercede for the liberation of Venice from the plague of 1630 (Painting, 17th-18th century) by Bellucci

Saint Roch, Saint Sebastian and Saint Margarita (oil on canvas)
JEB4873628 Saint Roch, Saint Sebastian and Saint Margarita (oil on canvas) by Cariani, Giovanni de Busi (c.1485-p.1547); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; eJean Bernard; Italian

low relief of the Plague of Milan - Saint Charles Borromee (San Carlo Borromeo
JEB4872660 low relief of the Plague of Milan - Saint Charles Borromee (San Carlo Borromeo) (1538-1584, Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan) praying (marble) by Puget

The Great Plague of Florence of 1348 - The plague of Florence in 1348
XEE4157362 - The Great Plague of Florence of 1348 - The plague of Florence in 1348 - by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alphonse (Alfonso Gieronimo) by Ornano 1548-1610 during the plague of Bordeaux 1604
XEE4156424 Alphonse (Alfonso Gieronimo) by Ornano 1548-1610 during the plague of Bordeaux 1604 - engraving of 1860 by Unknown Artist

Les Animaux malades de la Pleste - The Animals Fallen Sick With the Plague - from
XEE4156088 Les Animaux malades de la Pleste - The Animals Fallen Sick With the Plague - from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (Lafontaine) (1621-95) - engraving after Gustave Dore (1832-83)

View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720, (detail)
JEB4961114 View of the Town Hall (of Marseille) during the plague of 1720, (detail), 1721 (oil on canvas) by Serre, Michel (1658-1753); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; French, out of copyright

Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin
ICA4867076 Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin, 31/10/20 - Second centenary of the plague in Marseille - Medical, Religion Faith, Marseille, Plague

Altarpiece of the plague: Virgin with child with st Petronius, st Francis, st Ignatius
LRI4622219 Altarpiece of the plague: Virgin with child with st Petronius, st Francis, st Ignatius, St Francis Xavier, Proculus of Bologna and Florian (Painting, 1631-1632) by Reni

I beg you, Lucrezia, don t abandon me right away. The painter Andrea d
XEE4192593 I beg you, Lucrezia, don t abandon me right away. The painter Andrea d Agnolo called Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530), sick of the plague, begged his wife, Lucrezia del Fede, not to leave him

The Black Plague in 1348. Engraving in "Histoire De France En Cent Paintings by Paul
XEE4181390 The Black Plague in 1348. Engraving in " Histoire De France En Cent Paintings by Paul Lehugeur " 1891

The plague of 1630 in Bologna. paint. Property of a bank in Bologna
GIA4717259 The plague of 1630 in Bologna. paint.Property of a bank in Bologna by Italian School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague of 1630 in Bologna)

Beach-stricken India, Inhabitants fing the epidemic before contracting the Black Death
XEE4173013 Beach-stricken India, Inhabitants fing the epidemic before contracting the Black Death. Frontpage of English newspaper Le petit Parisien

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"Brat: A Tale of Plague, Tragedy, and Resilience" In the midst of chaos and despair, a young boy dons a makeshift costume resembling a brat. With determination in his eyes, he rides his tricycle through the desolate streets, symbolizing both innocence and defiance. Centuries ago, protective clothing against the plague was worn by brave individuals who risked their lives to care for the afflicted. Their selflessness is immortalized in history as they battled an invisible enemy that ravaged communities. Amidst this backdrop emerges Brat Colbran & Co's Heaped Fire Advertisement - a beacon of hope amidst darkness. It reminds us that even during times of crisis, life must go on and businesses strive to bring warmth and comfort to those in need. The plague has plagued humanity throughout time; from Tournai in 1095 to Florence in 1348. Paintings capture these haunting moments when death loomed large over cities. Yet amidst tragedy, stories were born - like Boccaccio's Decameron where storytellers found solace outside city walls while funeral processions passed them by. Pont-l'Abbe commemorates its deliverance from the plague with a solemn procession captured forever in an ex-voto at Sainte-Anne d'Auray. The painting serves as a reminder that even after devastation, communities can rebuild and find strength together. Jules Elie Delaunay's allegorical representation shows flowers breaking through doors during Rome's plague - nature reclaiming what was lost. Similarly, Nicola Roze unleashes Marseille from pestiferous corpses during the great plague of 1720; Jean-Baptiste Duffaud immortalizes this heroic act on canvas. Jacques Pilliard's painting depicts scenes of suffering but also resilience; it stands as a testament to human endurance amid adversity.