Beheading Collection (page 7)

Phorbas, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Phorbas, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The History of Judith and Holofernes, 16th century. Artist: Hans Springinlee
The History of Judith and Holofernes, 16th century

Heads of Rebels, 1881. Artist: Wilhelm Gentz
Heads of Rebels, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881

Martyrdom at Ouai (Petchili), China, Boxer Rebellion, 11 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

The martyrdom of Lisbius, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus are forced to watch Lisbius being decaptitated on the orders of Sisinnius, attended by his high priest

Massacre of the inhabitants of Paris, May 1413, (1484). Episode during the civil war between the Armagnacs and the Bourguignons

Salome, c1504-1553. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Salome, c1504-1553. Salome carrying a platter with the decapitated head of John the Baptist on it

Chez les Passants, c1850-1898. Artist: Felicien Joseph Victor Rops
Chez les Passants, c1850-1898

Riddle of Fury, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Riddle of Fury, 1819-1823. Plate 6 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition

David with the head of Goliath, 1894. Artist: Georges-Auguste-Elie Lavergne
David with the head of Goliath, 1894. Georges Auguste Elie Lavergne was a well known French portrait painter of the turn of the 20th century

Le cavalier masque, 1915. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Le cavalier masque, 1915. The Masked Horseman. From a private collection

La Grande Colere du Pere Duchene, Franco-Prussian war, 1871. Artist: H Demare
La Grande Colere du Pere Duchene, Franco-Prussian war, 1871. Originally published at the time of the French Revolution, Le Pere Duchene was an extreme radical newspaper that reappeared during

The King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut
The King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271

Perseus Holding up the Head of Medusa, 18th century. Artist: Francesco Solimena
Perseus Holding up the Head of Medusa, 18th century. Perseus, legendary Greek hero who slew Medusa, chief of the Gorgons. From the Department of Drawings, Musee du Louvre, Paris

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

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

Beheading of Saint James the Great (Predella Panel of the Pistoia Santa Trinita Altarpiece), 1455-1460. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

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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