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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 depicts the arch of Milan Saint Charles Borromee (Carlo Borromeo, 1538-1584) baptizing the children during the plague that invaded the city in 1576. Drawing by Annibale Carracci (Annibal Carrache, 1560-1609). Dim: 0.57 x 0.40 cm. Paris, Musee Du Louvre by Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: 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 depicts the arch of Milan Saint Charles Borromee (Carlo Borromeo, 1538-1584) baptizing the children during the plague that invaded the city in 1576. Drawing by Annibale Carracci (Annibal Carrache, 1560-1609). Dim: 0.57 x 0.40 cm. Paris, Musee Du Louvre); Photo A© Photo Josse; Italian, out of copyright

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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, Antonio (1654-1726); San Pietro di Castello, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: The vow of Doge Nicolo Contarini (1553-1631) that Lorenzo Giustiniani (Saint Laurent Justinian) liberate the city of Venice from the plague in 1630 (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 by Antonio Bellucci (54-1726) Venice, Cattedrale di San Pietro di Castello, Presbystere); Luisa Ricciarini; Italian, out of copyright

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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) - Private collection by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: 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) - Private collection); Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

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