Beheaded Collection (page 8)

The Beheading of John the Baptist, c1630. The executioner holds up St Johns bleeding head for Salome to receive on a golden platter. From a Private collection

Execution by guillotine of Louis XVI of France, Paris, 21 January 1793 (1790s). Louis (1754-1793) lying bound on the guillotine waiting for the blade to fall and decapitate him

Dish showing David with Goliaths Head
Italian dish showing David with Goliaths Head, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c. 1580. Artist: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c. 1580. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Detail of the west door of Jak Abbey near Szombathely in Hungary, 13th century
Detail of the west door of the Romanesque Jak Abbey near Szombathely in Hungary, 13th century

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod, 1455-1460. Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482)
The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod, 1455-1460. Found in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1455-1460. Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482)
Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1455-1460. Found in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

Triptych with scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist, ca 1530. Artist: Master of the Gent Adultress (active c)
Triptych with scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist, ca 1530. From a private collection

David slaying the Philistine giant Goliath, c1870. According to the Bible, Goliath was 6 cubits (approximately 3 metres) tall

Execution of conspirators at Amboise, French Religious Wars, March 1560 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Execution of conspirators at Amboise, French Religious Wars, March 1560 (1570). Execution by hanging or decapitation by the sword of conspirators in the Amboise Enterprise

St Denis, Patron Saint of France, 1826. St Denis, also known as Denys or Dionysius (dc258) was the first bishop of Paris. Persecuted under the Roman Emperor Valerian (c193-260)

Blessed Russia!, 1905. Cover from French satirical magazine L Assiette au Beurre, showing a decapitated head, probably representing Tsar Nicholas II

Page from Le Livre de Lancelot du Lac (The Book of Sir Lancelot of the Lake), 15th century. At top right Lancelot holds the decapitated head of Sir Agravain, Knight of the round table

David and Goliath, c1130. Artist: Master of the Last Judgement
David and Goliath, c1130. David removing Goliaths head from his body

The Philistines offer up Sauls Armour, 1804. The offering is being made to Astaroth (Ashtoreth), Canaanite and Phoenician goddess of fertility

Battle of Tonkin, Franco-Chinese War, 20th century

Orpheus, 1865. Artist: Gustave Moreau
Orpheus, 1865. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

The Confession of Richard Brandon, 1649. Richard Brandon (d1649) was the executioner who beheaded King Charles I of England in 1649, as well as a number of other Royalists

Charles I (1600-1649) King of England, 1824. The execution of Charles for treason at Whitehall, London, on 30 January 1649. He is kneeling in prayer, watched by the executioner, Richard Brandon

Bronze statue of David, c1430-1440. Artist: Donatello
Bronze statue of David, c1430. David, holding a sword, with his foot on the decapitated head of Goliath. From the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence

Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c1804. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained the confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes, cuts off his head and saves the town of Bethulia from capture

Constellation of Perseus, showing him carrying the head of Medusa, c1820. From Uranias Mirror. (London c1820)

Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th/early 20th century). Jean Desmartes and eleven notables are decapitated after the revolt of the maillotins in Paris. From the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France

Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (1508-1582), Spanish general and statesman. As governor of the Netherlands from 1567-1573, he enforced brutal anti-Protestant rule, executing some 18

Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn at Brussels during Spanish tyranny in Netherlands, 1568. Duke of Alva, mounted centre right

Protestants in the Netherlands executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73)
Protestants in the Netherlands being executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73). Copperplate engraving

Torture and murder of Christian nuns and priests during the Boxer rising in China, 1891. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 19 December 1891

Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Incident reported by war correspondent in Moukden. Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries suspected of Russian sympathies

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Decapitation of a victim tied to a stake in front of the image of a Voodoo god during a Voodoo ceremony

The Status Quo, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Status Quo, 1876. Turkey holds out the hands of friendship to Britannia. However, just as the sword hanging from his wrist is dripping with the blood of his victims

Beheading of Saint Catherine (?). Creator: Unknown
Beheading of Saint Catherine (?)

Perseus and Medusa, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand.n.d

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, . n. d. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, .n.d

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