This, found while doing research into a few related topics, a grotesque masterpiece that's rather fetching, don't you think?
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumph_of_Death
Right click, open in a new tab and admire the details. The painting is inspired by the Bubonic Plague, which swept Europe and Asia a number of times to devastating effect.
In some instances, in towns up to 50% of the population died in a couple of years, in countries upwards of 25%.
This Pandemic, hate to say it, but it's just the warm-up before the practice...