The art of earthquakes
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Karl Jauslin (1842-1904): The Basel earthquake, October 10, 1356 wikipedia.org -
Sebastian Münster (1488-1552): Aftermath of an earthquake, woodcut, 1550 akg-images -
Anonymous: Earthquake and tidal wave causing huge destruction in Lisbon, Portugal, 1755. Hand-coloured woodcut of a 19th century illustration. akg images -
Anonymous: People bringing a girl out of the ruins in Lisbon after the massive earthquake which hit the city on November 1, 1755. Undated. akg images -
Anonymous: Earthquake in Tokyo (Yedo), Japan in 1650. After an engraving published in Amsterdam, 1669. akg-images -
Anonymous: Earthquake in Babylon, Book of Revelations, from a French manuscript. akg-images -
Giulio Romano (1499-1546): Fall of the Titans, 1526-1535, detail. Fresco. Mantua, Palazzo del Te, Giants' Hall. akg-images -
Rosso Fiorentino (1494-1541): Carrying their parents on their shoulders, the twins of Catania flee the city after an earthquake. Fresco in the Château de Fontainebleau, France. AFP -
Bartolo di Fredi (c1330-1410): Earthquake in the house of Job, 1367 AFP -
Hartmann Schedel (1440-1540): The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, woodcut. Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle), 1493 akg images
The fear of earthquakes spurs public safety officials to launch preparedness activities, such as the Seismo 12 exercise in Basel. Throughout history that fear has also inspired works of art depicting the disastrous effects of earthquakes.
This content was published on May 22, 2012 - 11:00
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With a magnitude of 6.5 to 7.0 on the Richter scale, the most devastating earthquake recorded in central Europe occurred in Basel in 1356. The Swiss city is still considered at risk because of its fault zone location and dense population. (Photos: akg-images, Reuters, AFP, Wikipedia)
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