Carving Collection (page 16)

ALEMAN, Rodrigo (late 15th-early 16th c. ). Choir
ALEMAN, Rodrigo (late 15th-early 16th c.). Choir

Virgin of Montserrat. Patron saint of Catalonia, known as La Moreneta (The Black Madonna). Carving made in poplar wood and polychrome

Mengibar Treasure. There are 6 torcs, 4 bracelets, 1 carving fork and 1 vase. Iberian art. Jewelry. Proc: SPAIN. Meng ar

Musician from Osuna
A Relief carving of a Musician. Osuna, Spain Date: 4th-3rd century BCE

Pedra Formosa
The Pedra Formosa or " handsome stone", thought once to have formed part of a Castro culture burial chamber and found at the bath ruin of the Cit⮩ a de Briteiros, Guimaraes

Ayuthaya ruins - Thailand - Ruins many ancient ruins scattered about in the jungle. Saw a large prang with some interesting carving

At Persepolis

Jugend front cover, woman at a well
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a woman in Italian renaissance costume, leaning against an ornately carved well. Date: 1898

Kyogen play with four characters, two wear hats, one possibly portraying a woman; there is a fish with carving knife on tray in the background

Men carving sculpture for the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Date 1894 Oct. 16

The Norman West Door at Iffley Church
The Norman West Door at the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley, Oxford. Date: circa 1907

An American Indian totem pole, Alert bay, Canada

Carving of a woman, seated, facing front. Date 1878 Dec

Close-up view of Sphinx, Giza, Egypt
A close-up view of the Sphinx at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt, with two arabs standing just below the head. Date: early 20th century

Sculpted rock relief at Shapour (Bishapur), Iran
A sculpted rock relief at Shapour (Bishapur), Iran. 1818

Pre-Inca inhabited House at Tiwanaku with ancient doorway. Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Temple of Isis, Philae Island, Egypt
The Temple of Isis on Philae Island (Lake Nasser, Nubia), Egypt, showing the entrance and a row of columns. It was later relocated to the nearby Agilkia Island to enable the construction of the Aswan

Scene outside the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Watercolour painting of a scene outside the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846

Incan Fountain - Cuzco, Peru
The Incan people of South America built complex water supply and aqueduct systems, highlighting the advanced hydraulic and civil engineering capabilities of the Inca

Sphinx and pyramids, Giza, Egypt
The Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. Two arabs with their camels can be seen on the right. Date: early 20th century

Fallen statue of Rameses II, Memphis, Egypt
The fallen statue of Rameses II at the Great Temple of Ptah of Mit-Rahina near Memphis, Egypt. It is made from red granite. It was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia

Temple of Abu Simbel with statues of Rameses II, Egypt
View of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, with four colossal statues of Rameses II. Date: early 20th century

Drawing Room in A W T Greens House
Colour sketch entitled Drawing room in A.W.T. Greens house, showing a woman with three children, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

George Frederic Watts RA - Sculptor
George Frederic Watts RA (1817-1904) - the Victorian Painter and sculptor at work, putting the finish touches to his statue of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Date: 1903

Deathbed - Virgin Mary - Solovetsky Monastery
The Death of the Virgin Mary. Solovky Islands, Solovetsky, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia - relief on the wall of St. Phillips Church. 2010

Nurnberger Madonna - Nuremberg, Germany, attributed to Peter Vischer the Younger Date: circa 1910s

Siena Cathedral, Italy - Interior - Pulpit designed and carved by Nicola Pisano. Made of Carrara marble and considered Pisanos masterpiece. Date: circa 1910s

Aleppo - Syria - Carving above the entrance
Aleppo - Syria - Beautiful carving of serpents and arabic script above the second gate of the Citadel. Date: circa 1908

Holy Nikolaos - Solovetsky Monastery
Solovky Islands, Solovetsky, Russia: Portrait of Holy Nikolaos in the yard of the Solovetsky Monastery. 2010

Italian Bas relief of a group of singing Boys
Florence (Firenze) - Museum di S.Maria del Flore - Bas relief by Luca della Robbia depicting a group of singing boys (choirboys?). Date: circa 1910s

Statue of Perseus - The Vatican, Italy
Perseus with the head of Medusa, by Antonio Canova, completed 1801 (Vatican Museum). Date: circa 1910s

Statue, Marbach Museum, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
Statue known as the Rough Man in the birthplace of the poet and dramatist Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), now the Schiller National Museum

House detail, Bad Wimpfen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
Detail of the 16th century timber-framed Burgermeister-Elsasser-Haus in the town of Bad Wimpfen, in the state of Baden Wurttemberg, Germany. 2010

The Tomb of Saladin - Damascus, Syria
The Tomb of Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub) - Damascus, Syria. Saladin was buried in a mausoleum in the garden outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria

Reims Cathedral, France - Bas Relief - Drapers
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims, France - Intricately carved column pier with a bas relief depicting the Guild of Drapers - 13th century, located near the left entrance to the Cathedral

Rock Reliefs - Dog River, Lebanon
Rock cut reliefs of Shalmaneser III and Pharaoh Ramses at Dog River, Lebanon. The Nahr al-Kalb (English literal translation is Dog River)

Rock carvings
Rock Carvings at Kivik, Scania, Sweden, from the Bronze Age with pictures of people

Bartholis Lion carving at Belfort
Frederic-Auguste Bartholis carving of a Lion at Belfort, France. Bartholi is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty

Calfs head for carving
Diagram showing how to carve a calfs head. Calfs head had many culinary uses in the Victorian kitchen, including a key ingredient in mock turtle soup

Singers - bas relief by Luca della Robbia
Bas relief of singers by Luca della Robbia - Museo di S. Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy Date: 15th century

Parade of sacrificial animals
The parade of the traditional holy sacrificial animals: a ram, a bull and a pig as depicted on a carving in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910

Cathedral at Mont St Michel, France - Detail depicting Jesus descending into hell to free the Old Testament Saints from Limbes or Limbo (the original of this oft-used term!). Date: circa 1910s

Chartres Cathedral, France - Choir Screen
A surviving example of the interior carved choir screen at Chartres Cathedral, France Date: circa 1910s

Riems, France - Carving of the Visitation
Cathedral of Riems, France - Carving of the Visitation - the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke in the Bible. Date: circa 1908

Carving of Christ

Cathedral at Riems, France - Carving of Jesus (le Beau Dieu) on the doorway of the Last Judgement Date: circa 1908

Vietnam - Pagoda Garden at Thanh-Hoa, Vietnam
Pagoda Garden at Thanh-Hoa, Vietnam Date: circa 1903

Chimney Sweep Carving
A quaint stone carving over a doorway at Benstead Hall, Stanstead Mountfitchet, Essex, England. It depicts a chimney sweeps brush and canes, bag of soot and a chimney pot

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