Limbourg Brothers (fl. 1385-1416)
The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Manuscript illumination
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Barbara is of course not the only beheaded virgin saint, but the scene of her death can be identified by the mountaintop locale. Her blond hair is typical in images of virgin martyrs.

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Photographed at the museum by Claire Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.