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The Triumph of Death: Flemish Art Depicting Plague's Hell on Earth

Explore the societal upheaval and terror that followed the medieval plague depicted by Pieter Bruegel in "The Triumph of Death." Discover the lingering threat of the plague's bacteria, researched as a potential biological weapon. Uncover medieval themes such as crusades, knighthood, and fashions, while learning about the dark realities of torture and prisoner slaughter witnessed by King Richard II and Richard the Lionhearted.

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The Triumph of Death: Flemish Art Depicting Plague's Hell on Earth

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  1. Hell on Earth, the nightmare depicted by Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel in his mid-16th-century "The Triumph of Death" reflects the social upheaval and terror that followed plague, which devastated medieval Europe. Thought by most to be a scourge of the past, the bacteria of the plague still appears from time to time and has even been researched as a biological weapon by some countries.

  2. The Moneychanger and His Wife

  3. Crusades

  4. Becoming a Knight

  5. Flagellants

  6. Life in a monastery

  7. Fashions

  8. Vices

  9. King Richard II being blessed

  10. Torture

  11. Playtime

  12. Slaughter of PrisonersWitnessed by Richard the Lionhearted

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