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title: Plague in an Ancient City
author: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12032/plague-in-an-ancient-city/
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# Plague in an Ancient City
_Authored by Los Angeles County Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12032.jpg)
## Image Caption
"[Plague](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/plague/) in an Ancient [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)" by Michiel Sweerts (1618-1664 CE) is believed to depict the Plague of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) (430-427 BCE). Oil on canvas. Painted c. 1652-1654 CE. 118.7 cm (46.7 in) x 170.8 cm (67.2 in). (Courtesy of Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, L. A. C. M. o. (2020, March 22). Plague in an Ancient City. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Los Angeles County Museum of. "Plague in an Ancient City." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2020. .
### MLA
Art, Los Angeles County Museum of. "Plague in an Ancient City." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plague_in_an_Ancient_City_LACMA_AC1997.10.1_(1_of_2).jpg) by [**Los Angeles County Museum of Art**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plague_in_an_Ancient_City_LACMA_AC1997.10.1_(1_of_2).jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 22 March 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.