Heroine Collection (page 5)

Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist, c. 1608-1610. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)
Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist, c. 1608-1610. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Judith, Between 1621 and 1630. Artist: Maratta, Carlo (1625-1713)
Judith, Between 1621 and 1630. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome

Salome, ca 1510-1520. Artist: Giampietrino (1 Half of 16th cen. )
Salome, ca 1510-1520. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist. Artist: Luini, Bernardino (ca. 1480-1532)
Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Judith at the banquet of Holofernes, 1634. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
Judith at the banquet of Holofernes, 1634. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Judith, ca 1679. Artist: Neer, Eglon Hendrik, van der (1634-1703)
Judith, ca 1679. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Dance at the Court of Herod, c. 1500. Artist: Meckenem, Israhel van, the Younger (ca 1440-1503)
The Dance at the Court of Herod, c. 1500. From a private collection

Judith with the Head of Holofernes. Artist: Maulbertsch, Franz Anton (1724-1796)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Judith in the Tent of Holofernes, c. 1622. Artist: Liss, Johann (1597-1631)
Judith in the Tent of Holofernes, c. 1622. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca 1530. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca 1530. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Mid of the 18th cen Artist: Grimou, Alexis (1678-1733)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Mid of the 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the Wilanow Palace Museum

Judith II (Salome), 1909. Artist: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)
Judith II (Salome), 1909. Found in the collection of the Ca Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d Arte Moderna, Venice

Sophonisba, 1640s. Artist: Luca Ferrari
Sophonisba, 1640s. Sophonisba was a Carthaginian noblewoman who was captured by the Romans late in the Second Punic War. She committed suicide by drinking poison in order to avoid the humiliation of

Souvenir of a festival to honour Joan of Arc, staged at Mainz Cathedral, Germany, 1919. French postcard regarding the occupation of of the Rhineland by France after the First World War

Musee Du Louvre, Jean of Arch, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 1st September 1901

St Genevieve, heroine of France, 1896. Artist: Lionel Noel Royer
St Genevieve, heroine of France, 1896. Saint Genevieve (419-512) is the patron saint of Paris. During the 5th century her prayers are said to have saved Paris by diverting the army of Attila the Hun

Juliette Dodu, heroin of France, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
Juliette Dodu, heroin of France, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th September 1896

Heroism of a teacher, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th December 1902

Felicite and Theophile de Fernig, French heroines, 1792, (1894). Artist: Frederic Lix
Felicite and Theophile de Fernig, French heroines, 1792, (1894). The daughters of General Louis Joseph de Fernig, Felicite and Theophile were enrolled in the National Guard in 1792

Jeanne Hachette, French heroine, 1894. Artist: Paul Merwart
Jeanne Hachette, French heroine, 1894. Jeanne Hachette is remembered for her act of heroism on 27th June 1472, when she saved the town of Beauvais when it was on the point of being taken by

The laying of wreaths by students at the statue of Joan of Arc, Paris, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th February 1894

Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, 15th century French patriot and martyr, 18th century. Joan (St Jeanne d Arc) (c1412-1431) in armour and carrying a sword

Entry of Joan of Arc into Orleans, 1429, (19th century). Joan of Arc leads the French army and defeats the English siege of the city of Orleans

Jeanne Hachette defends Beauvais, 1472, (19th century). Jeanne Laine, known as Jeanne Hachette (literally, Joan Axe), saved the city in 1472 from the forces of Charles the Bold of Burgundy

Joan of Arc at the feet of Charles VII, c1429, (late 19th century). Joan of Arc (1412-1431) kneels before Charles (1403-1461), the king of France

Florence Nightingale, 1870. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War, appointed the English nurse Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), a family friend

Gilded equestrian statue of St Joan of Arc, 19th century. Artist: Emmanuel Fremiet
Gilded equestrian statue of St Joan of Arc in the Place de Pyramides in Paris, 19th century

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

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

Siege of Zaragoza, Peninsular War, 16 June-13 August 1808. Maria Augustin, the Maid of Sarogossa, encouraging fellow her fellow citizens to re-man a battery

Siege of Zaragosa, Spain, Peninsular War, 1808 (c1822-c1870). Artist: William Greatbach
Siege of Zaragosa, Spain, Peninsular War, 1808 (c1822-c1870). Maria Augustin, the Maid of Sarogossa, encouraging fellow her fellow citizens to re-man a battery

Joan of Arc before King Charles VII at Chinon, February, 1429 (c1811-1858). St Joan (c1412-1431), Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr, replies to the prelates who are interrogating her

Joan of Arcs entry into Orleans, Evening of the Liberation of the Town, 8 May 1429 (c1818-1862). Artist: Henry Sheffer
Joan of Arcs entry into Orleans, Evening of the Liberation of the Town, 8 May 1429 (c1818-1862). St Joan (c1412-1431) Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr, mounted and in full armour

Judith killing the Assyrian general Holofernes, 19th century. The Jewish heroine Judith was living in Bethulia when it was besieged by the Assyrian army commanded by Holofernes

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in the Cathedral at Reims, 1429, (c1800-1867). St Joan, Maid of Orleans (c1412-1431) French patriot and martyr in full armour standing at the altar

Edith Cavell with her pet dogs, c1915. Edith Cavell (1865-1915) was born in Norfolk, England, and devoted herself to nursing from the age of 20

Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914. Mrs Pankhurst (1857-1928) was trying to present a petition to the king

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette, early 20th century. Born in Manchester from a Radical political background, Emmeline Goulden (1857-1928) married Dr Richard Pankhurst, the Red Doctor

Joan of Arc, The Country girl who led a king to victory, 20th century. Artist: C Dudley Tennant
Joan of Arc, The Country girl who led a king to victory, 20th century

Statue of Boudicca and her daughters in a chariot, Thames Embankment, London, 19th century Artist: Thomas Thornycroft
Statue of Boudicca and her daughters in a chariot, Thames Embankment, London, 19th century. After the death of Boudiccas husband Prasutagus, leader of the Iceni, the Romans confiscated his lands

Joan of Arc executed by the English, 30 May 1431 (20th century). Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc persuaded Charles VII to declare himself King of France

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

Boudicca (Boadicea) lst century British queen of the Iceni, rallying her troops, c1900. The warrior queen Boudicca launched a revolt against the Romans in Britain in 61 AD

Defence of the fort at Futtegurh, Indian Mutiny, 1857-1859 (c1895). 150 British, of whom only one quarter could bear arms, were besieged at Futtegurh

Minerve assisse dans un octagone decoratif, avec une figure agauche et à
Minerve assisse dans un octagone decoratif, avec une figure a gauche et a doroite (la Nuit et le Jour?) (Minerva seated within an octagonal border)

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