Complete separation of the head from the body

Hindu deities: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva and Rati. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Saint Paul. Engraving by A. Collaert.

Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Mezzotint by A. von Prenner after A. Varotari, il Padovanino, ca. 1720.

Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.

The execution of rebels during the Rebellion in Naples and Sicily in 1647. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux, with engraving by J. Aliamet, 1781.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Lithograph by J. Dickson after Cesare da Sesto.

Kowloon, Hong Kong: five pirates awaiting beheading, while Chinese soldiers and dignitaries line up behind. Photograph, 1891.

David rests his hand on Goliath's severed head. Lithograph by B-R. Julien, 1845, after G. Reni.

Mercury flying off with the head of Argus whose decapitated body lies on the ground. Red chalk drawing.

Saint Barnabas: his martyrdom. Etching.

A Chinese man kneeling on the ground is about to be beheaded with a sword. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

1 print : etching (?) ; image 13.1 x 10.1  cm

Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

23 unnumbered pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm

The little grayscale zine of gratuitous violence : an exploration of popular Renaissance scenes and the savage stories that they depicted. Issue 01: Decapitation / Chris Printed This.

xx, 311 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

Disembodied heads in medieval and early modern culture / edited by Catrien Santing, Barbara Baert & Anita Traninger.

The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.

1 print : wood engraving, with letterpress

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

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Decapitation

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Images about Decapitation

Works from the collections

Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

The little grayscale zine of gratuitous violence : an exploration of popular Renaissance scenes and the savage stories that they depicted. Issue 01: Decapitation / Chris Printed This.

Disembodied heads in medieval and early modern culture / edited by Catrien Santing, Barbara Baert & Anita Traninger.

The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

Decapitation

Images from the collections

Images about Decapitation

Works from the collections

Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

The little grayscale zine of gratuitous violence : an exploration of popular Renaissance scenes and the savage stories that they depicted. Issue 01: Decapitation / Chris Printed This.

Disembodied heads in medieval and early modern culture / edited by Catrien Santing, Barbara Baert & Anita Traninger.

The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

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