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.

, 1601
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1850
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1300
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Veit Stoss, 1475
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1200
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1479
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, 900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1975
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, -400
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1199
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1185
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Artist unknown, 1860
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ferdinand Tietz, 1760
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Flemish, 1645
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1850
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Bamileke, 1912
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Artist unknown, 1830
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1100
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -664
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Lobi, 1801
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1700
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Grinling Gibbons, 1675
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1780
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Kongo (Unknown), 1880
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, 1875
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1780
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Aztec (Unknown), 1500
British Library, London, London

, 1400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1780
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Spanish, 1300
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Artist unknown, 1875
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1150
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1001
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1688
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1875
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1675
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Johann Georg Schwanthaler, 1805
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, 1755
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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