ALG200026 The Nine Worthies and the Nine Worthy Women, detail of Semiramis, 1418-30 (fresco) by Jaquerio, Giacomo (fl.1403-53); Castello della Manta, Saluzzo, Italy; (add.info.: les neuf preux et les neuf preuses; three renowned men from Christian history, Pagan history and the Old Testament; also Judas Maccabeus, Julius Caesar, Joshua, David, Hector, Alexander, Charlemagne, King Arthur, Godefrey de Bouillon and nine women; ordered construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon;); Italian, out of copyright.