Leprosy Collection

Joseph De Veuster Damien
JOSEPH DE VEUSTER DAMIEN FATHER DAMIEN Belgian missonary who helped lepers

Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: War of Naaman. Naaman
XEE4138446 Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: War of Naaman. Naaman, general of the army of the King of Syria, came to find the Prophete Elisee to be healed of his leprosy. Illustration from 1811

Leper colony village north of Da Nang along the South China Sea, Vietnam

Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle
1578328 Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle; (add.info.: Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle. Dated 14th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669556 Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman

Knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, 1796 (engraving)
FLO4706992 Knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, 1796 (engraving); (add.info.: Knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem)

Father Damien, who died to save lepers
1578637 Father Damien, who died to save lepers; (add.info.: Father Damien of Molokai, Belgium (1840-1889) who died saving lepers.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Psoriasis
5855396 Psoriasis; (add.info.: Skin diseases: Prurigo nodularis and Psoriasis varieties. (Lepriasis is an obsolete term for psoriasis and leprosy)

The leper pronounced clean (engraving)
8658487 The leper pronounced clean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The leper pronounced clean)

Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837
FGL5483200 Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi.

Eduard Arning
2418399 Eduard Arning; (add.info.: Medicine. The physician Eduard Arning inoculate leprosy to Keanu, criminal condemned to death, Hawai, Sept. , 30, 1884.); Photo © CCI.

Sick monk with Leprosy. 19th century (engraving)
672865 Sick monk with Leprosy. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae

The Leprosy, Before Christ 1490 Years, Leviticus XIII and XIV (engraving)
8658674 The Leprosy, Before Christ 1490 Years, Leviticus XIII and XIV (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Leprosy, Before Christ 1490 Years)

Relieving the lepers (engraving)
8658485 Relieving the lepers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relieving the lepers)

Friar Bentivoglia Tends a Leper (colour litho)
8633785 Friar Bentivoglia Tends a Leper (colour litho) by Burnand, Eugene (1850-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friar Bentivoglia Tends a Leper)

Leprosy: Leper with begging bowl and bell or rattle which he is shaking to warn that he is 'unclean'
527547 Leprosy: Leper with begging bowl and bell or rattle which he is shaking to warn that he is 'unclean'. 13th century

Man visited by the scourge of leprosy. Disease was often thought to be God's punishment for a sinful act or acts
527548 Man visited by the scourge of leprosy. Disease was often thought to be God's punishment for a sinful act or acts

Toshima Tomiyo Who Stayed with Her Leper Husband, Tomozo, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Toshima Tomiyo Who Stayed with Her Leper Husband, Tomozo, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 566

Christ Healing Lepers, between 1540 and 1563. Creator: Andrea Schiavone
Christ Healing Lepers, between 1540 and 1563

Regents and Regentesses of the Lepers Asylum, Amsterdam, 1834-35, 1834-1835. Creator: Jan Adam Kruseman
Regents and Regentesses of the Lepers Asylum, Amsterdam, 1834-35, 1834-1835

Jesus heals ten lepers, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
Jesus heals ten lepers, 1742-1801

Four Regents and the ‘House Father of the Amsterdam Lepers Asylum, 1624. Creator: Werner Jacobsz. van den Valckert
Four Regents and the House Father of the Amsterdam Lepers Asylum, 1624

The Four Regents, the Secretary and the House Father of the Lepers House of Amsterdam, 1773, 1773

Three Regentesses and the ‘House Mother of the Amsterdam Lepers Asylum, 1624. Creator: Werner Jacobsz. van den Valckert
Three Regentesses and the House Mother of the Amsterdam Lepers Asylum, 1624

The old man at the leper, 1896-1900. Creator: H. A. Brendekilde
The old man at the leper, 1896-1900

Procession of Feasting Lepers, 1608. Creator: Claes Jansz Visscher
Procession of Feasting Lepers, 1608

'Memorial Erected to the Late Father Damien on the Island of Molokai, 1891. Creator: Walter Ingle
'Memorial Erected to the Late Father Damien on the Island of Molokai, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Leper House at Cleves, 1650-51. Creator: Jan van Goyen
Leper House at Cleves, 1650-51

Kalaupapa Leper Colony, Hawaii - Victorian period

UZZIAH CONTRACTS LEPROSY
Uzziah, king of Judah, contracts leprosy, from which, alas, he will ultimately die in 783 BC Date: circa 790 BC

Colony of Mycobacterium leprae, 1906 (litho)
3501912 Colony of Mycobacterium leprae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

The Prophet Elisha Rejecting Gifts from Naaman, 1637 (oil on canvas)
IND106374 The Prophet Elisha Rejecting Gifts from Naaman, 1637 (oil on canvas) by Grebber, Pieter Fransz. de (c.1600-53); Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem

Fol. 49. r Christ Heals a Leper (vellum)
ALI142336 Fol.49.r Christ Heals a Leper (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Piedmont, Italy; (add.info.: Codex de Predis; ); Alinari

Medieval persecution of lepers (engraving)
7173375 Medieval persecution of lepers (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval persecution of lepers)

DDE-90204667
USA, Florida, Port Charlotte. Nine-banded Armadillo North America, USA, Florida, Port Charlotte. Nine-banded Armadillo Date: 22-01-2018

Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, The Bardi Chapel
6365927 Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, The Bardi Chapel, Detail of the Saint Saint who teaches lepers, while holding one in his arms and washing the feet of the others

Healing of ten leprous men, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic)
6166340 Healing of ten leprous men, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

The Miracle of the Healing of the leprous man, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ
6166227 The Miracle of the Healing of the leprous man, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (colour litho)
7153784 The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar)

Jesus and the lepers. Miniature of Cristoforo by Predis - in Historia del nuovo testamento, 1476 (miniature)
FGL5459070 Jesus and the lepers. Miniature of Cristoforo by Predis - in Historia del nuovo testamento, 1476 (miniature) by Predis, Cristoforo de (1440-86); Fototeca Gilardi

Leper House, 13th century (engraving)
3785879 Leper House, 13th century (engraving); (add.info.: Leper House - from miniature in Vincent de Beauvaiss Miroir Historical, 13th century manuscript.); Lebrecht History

Naaman healed of leprosy by bathing in the River Jordan (engraving)
7172378 Naaman healed of leprosy by bathing in the River Jordan (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"And he fell upon his Face at Jesuss Feet, giving Him Thanks"(engraving)
7182809 " And he fell upon his Face at Jesuss Feet, giving Him Thanks" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Leper pronounced clean, Leviticus xiv (engraving)
7180928 The Leper pronounced clean, Leviticus xiv (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Leper pronounced clean, Leviticus xiv)

Carte des Pays ou Regne la Lepre (engraving)
7158234 Carte des Pays ou Regne la Lepre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carte des Pays ou Regne la Lepre)

Jesus Christ healing ten lepers (engraving)
7172459 Jesus Christ healing ten lepers (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ healing ten lepers (Luke 17)

Miriams leprosy (engraving)
7191056 Miriams leprosy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miriams leprosy. Illustration for Aunt Friendlys Sunday Keepsake (Frederick Warne)

Priest visiting a leper in the Middle Ages, illustration from Histoire de France by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)
CHT164376 Priest visiting a leper in the Middle Ages, illustration from Histoire de France by Jules Michelet (1798-1874) (colour engraving) by Bombled

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"Leprosy: A Journey through History and Compassion" Leprosy, a disease that has plagued humanity for centuries, holds a significant place in our collective memory. From the selfless acts of individuals like Joseph De Veuster Damien to the haunting images of leper colonies along the South China Sea in Vietnam, it is a testament to both human resilience and compassion. During the Victorian period, Kalaupapa Leper Colony in Hawaii became synonymous with isolation and suffering. This remote village served as a refuge for those afflicted by leprosy, offering them solace amidst their pain. The image of this colony stands as a reminder of the strength found within communities facing adversity. In biblical times, Uzziah's contraction highlighted its devastating effects on society. It was seen as divine punishment and led to social exclusion. Even during medieval times, engravings depicted the persecution faced by those affected by this disease. However, amidst these tales of despair emerged stories of hope and healing. The Prophet Elisha rejecting gifts from Naaman showcased how kindness can transcend boundaries imposed by illness. Similarly, Christ healing a leper on vellum illuminated moments where love triumphed over affliction. Throughout history, we have witnessed remarkable acts of care towards those living with leprosy. In Mombasa, Kenya in East Africa or Bardi St Francis altarpiece in Italy - Saint Francis teaching lepers while holding one in his arms symbolized unconditional love and acceptance. The fight against leprosy continues even today; advancements in medical science have allowed us to understand Mycobacterium leprae better than ever before since its discovery back in 1906. Efforts are being made globally to eradicate this ancient scourge once and for all. As we reflect upon the past struggles associated with this disease let us remember that behind every statistic lies an individual story – one filled with pain but also resilience, compassion, and hope.