Black&White Plague Doctors by GiMi53
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El Medico dea Peste (The Plague Doctor)
One of the worst scourges for the city of Venice was without any doubt the Plague,
which struck the city on several occasions.
Because of this the "Plague Doctor" isn't a real mask
but was a disguise used by local plague doctors
who went on visits wearing this strange costume to people afflicted with plague.
The costume itself is quite particular:
the doctor wore a tunic of pure linen or waxen cloth
and gave him the appearance of a large bird
(more than anything else, he was considered to be like a mournful vulture...).
He wore spectacles on the mask and furthermore always had his trusty staff
with which he removed the clothes of plague-victims,
thinking that in this way the terrible epidemic would not bring him any harm.
The
Comments (22)
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent photo of very curious mask and characters......!!!!
Hendesse
Excellent shots. Really an amazing outfit. Very interesting!!
zulaan
Tr sympa cette sie, surtout que cela me rappelle de bons souvenirs du carnaval de Venise d'il y a huit ans...
Apophis906
Very cool photos here, very interesting for sure.
nhirschberger
Wow ! Gorgeous captures ! Fantastic details and contrast ! Excellent work !!! V
Loloe
Superbes photos, et merci pour l'historique!Bravo Michel!!!!Gros bisous.
jcv2
Remarkable to see what history did to people! In a few centuries our habits will be judged by other people!
BertDes
Strange creatures. Superb capture.
girsempa
This is interesting stuff! And the pictures are superb! The one on the right seems historically correct then...
CDBrugg
des mecins malgreux? - sure que Molie aurait aimcette photo :-))
Valerie-Ducom
c'est vrai qu'l'oque des rois, les docteurs aient la classe de gens que tous le monde respectait, du fait que la santait fragile du la peste et la tuberculose et en plus c'est les seules personnes qui avait un droit sur la vie ou la mort. Aux Philipines, on les appelait les corbeaux, je sais pas si cela un rapport avec les becs de ces masques... En tout cas, c'est deux photos me plaisent orment, celsort un peu du cadre typique des loups (fort agrble biensur) et des duisement base de maquillage seulement.... Tu es mon champion de Venise mon coeur et je crois que tu vas re le champion de la feria de Abril, parce que je te laisserais toutes les photos, j'en prendrais aucunes, part les dails et toi LOL, Et entre deux manzanilla et vin doux !!! gros bisoussssssssssssss tout pleinnnnnnnnnnn
DELMUR
je suis jaloux grave!!!de valou et de la fiesta que vous allez faire!je vais faire mon rabat-joie, quand est-ce que tu bosses?
claudialee
Wonderful information on this beautiful capture. You always catch the very best and of course, bring such informative narration. With the two costumes shown together they bring to mind (forgive me) what one of out cartoonist has drawn as 'Spy verses Spy'. HUGS HUGS
fourbanger
very very interesting and a splendid capture.Thanks for sharing this.Have a great day
bilbon
Bravo! C'est admirable!
caro_gigi
Black and white..J'adore!C'est chouette que tu ais mis l'explication.Tr chouette duo! Bravo!
mizoli
Excellent composition!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Incredible... love those masks. Very well done !
kimariehere
wonderful shots facianting costumes and amazing presentation here!!
tmathise
Mad Magazine's "Spy vs Spy" definitely comes to mind. Nice portrait work Michel! Have a fantastic weekend buddy!
Chaos911
wow, what a super super work!!!! excellently done!!! :)
maggiemai
These ornate costumes just amaze me! They must cost a fortune...how can all of these people afford such luxurious costumes?? Anyway it sure is cool to get to see them. Thank you so much Michel for sharing these amazing pictures with us. (and the info and links too!!) V