Over twenty legendary women of the Bible, celebrated for their courage, independence of spirit and the fascinating stories surrounding them, are the focus of this pictorial album.
For centuries these women have stood in art and culture as symbols of courage and strength: Judith, elegantly portrayed by Giorgione, saves her city by killing the enemy; the innocence of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, shines out from Filippo Lippi's tender painting of mother and child. Heroines, temptresses, saviours of their people, the women of the Bible come to life in this beautiful collection of great portraits, matched with inspired retellings.
