Wood carving appears in nearly every culture on earth. From medieval European altarpieces to African masks, wood's versatility and availability made it a universal sculptural medium.
323 sculptures in this category. Click any work to see details and museum location.

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1323
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza

Johann Michael Düchert, 1750
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, -400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Antonio Maragliano, 1710
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1392
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1620
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1323
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza

Tilman Riemenschneider, 1502
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1299
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Anton Eberhardt, 1755
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Ignaz Günther, 1755
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 899
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Grinling Gibbons, 1675
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ateu Atsa, 1850
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1295
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1099
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ferdinand Tietz, 1735
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ferdinand Tietz, 1760
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1875
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Wilhelm Schimmel, 1870
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1001
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Neapolitan, 1725
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1475
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1750
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Daniel Mauch, 1530
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Friedrich Hagenauer, 1527
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 500
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1190
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

French, 1825
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1615
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Assyrian (Unknown), -850
British Museum, London

Paul Gauguin, 1888
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Aztec (Unknown), 1480
British Library, London, London

Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume, 1874
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

German, 1510
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Doshi Zenzai, 1201
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, 1745
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1895
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Anton Eberhardt, 1755
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1368
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, -399
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1200
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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