EditorialWoodcarving of Virgin. Patron-saint of Cantabria. Small image (21 cm) happened in 1605. Sanctuary of the Bien Aparecida. Hoz de Marron. Cantabria. Spain.
EditorialSynagogue ornament; two large lions flank the Ten Commandments. The woodcarving was made by Charles Illions (1865-1949) for a synagogue on Third Street in Brooklin, New York. Wood,213 x 76 cm.
EditorialMale figure, sitting. Bidjogo woodcarving from the Bissao Islands. Wood, lead incrustation in one eye, traces of red ochre paint. H: 37,7 cm Musee du Quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.8.1.
EditorialCedar-wood ceiling in Fugger-Castle, Kirchheim an der Mindel. The ceiling is 30 x 10 m, the woodcarving 2 m deep. Carved by Wendel Dietrich, master carpenter in Augsburg. Cedar wood was chosen because it repels insects. 1578-1585.
EditorialIntricate woodcarving, showing a Buddha figure, on one of the capitals of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some 20 resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore the buildings and paintings.
EditorialIntricate woodcarving painted in traditional colours on the Lama Temple in Beijing, China. The former palace of Emperor Yongzheng (1723-1736) was turned into a temple in 1732. See 05-01-02 / 22-28.
EditorialWoodcarving of a Lion. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 40.6 x 30.7 cm (16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: about 8' tall. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper.
EditorialHorse and Man Woodcarving. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 46.9 x 46.9 cm (18 7/16 x 18 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard.
EditorialWoodcarving - Wing. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.5 x 55.7 cm (15 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 30" long; 9" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
EditorialRooster Woodcarving. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 42.2 x 34.6 cm (16 5/8 x 13 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" high. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on paperboard.
EditorialWoodcarving. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 30.5 cm (9 1/16 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" high; 11 3/4" wide; 1 3/4" thick. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper.
EditorialOrnamental Woodcarving - Stern Board?. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 38 x 53.3 cm (14 15/16 x 21 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite and colored pencil on paperboard.
EditorialWoodcarving of the entombment of Jesus Christ in the possession of the bookseller Rudolph Weigel of Liepzig, 1516. Monogram H.S., probably Hans Schwarz of Augsburg. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Mid...
EditorialAltar of the Passion: carrying of the cross, crucifixion, descent from cross, entombment. Woodcarving, gilded and painted, early 16th. Inv. 2028.
EditorialMale figure, sitting. Bidjogo woodcarving from the Bissao Islands. Wood, lead incrustation in one eye, traces of red ochre paint. H: 37,7 cm Musee du Quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.8.1.
EditorialWoodcarving of Virgin. Patron-saint of Cantabria. Small image (21 cm) happened in 1605. Sanctuary of the Bien Aparecida. Hoz de Marron. Cantabria. Spain.
EditorialCedar-wood ceiling in Fugger-Castle, Kirchheim an der Mindel. The ceiling is 30 x 10 m, the woodcarving 2 m deep. Carved by Wendel Dietrich, master carpenter in Augsburg. Cedar wood was chosen because it repels insects. 1578-1585.
EditorialFish Woodcarving. Dated: probably 1938. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 43.2 cm (12 x 17 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/2' (approx). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and heightening on paperboard.
EditorialWoodcarving of a Lion. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 40.6 x 30.7 cm (16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: about 8' tall. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper.
EditorialHorse and Man Woodcarving. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 46.9 x 46.9 cm (18 7/16 x 18 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard.
EditorialWoodcarving - Wing. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.5 x 55.7 cm (15 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 30" long; 9" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
EditorialWoodcarving. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 34.3 x 24.5 cm (13 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard.
EditorialRooster Woodcarving. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 42.2 x 34.6 cm (16 5/8 x 13 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" high. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on paperboard.
EditorialWoodcarving. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 30.5 cm (9 1/16 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" high; 11 3/4" wide; 1 3/4" thick. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper.
EditorialEagle Woodcarving. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.6 x 52.3 cm (14 7/16 x 20 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard.
EditorialOrnamental Woodcarving - Stern Board?. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 38 x 53.3 cm (14 15/16 x 21 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite and colored pencil on paperboard.
EditorialWoodcarving of the entombment of Jesus Christ in the possession of the bookseller Rudolph Weigel of Liepzig, 1516. Monogram H.S., probably Hans Schwarz of Augsburg. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Mid...
EditorialWoodcarving of Virgin. Patron-saint of Cantabria. Small image (21 cm) happened in 1605. Sanctuary of the Bien Aparecida. Hoz de Marron. Cantabria. Spain.
EditorialAltar of the Passion: carrying of the cross, crucifixion, descent from cross, entombment. Woodcarving, gilded and painted, early 16th. Inv. 2028.
EditorialSynagogue ornament; two large lions flank the Ten Commandments. The woodcarving was made by Charles Illions (1865-1949) for a synagogue on Third Street in Brooklin, New York. Wood,213 x 76 cm.
EditorialMale figure, sitting. Bidjogo woodcarving from the Bissao Islands. Wood, lead incrustation in one eye, traces of red ochre paint. H: 37,7 cm Musee du Quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.8.1.
EditorialCedar-wood ceiling in Fugger-Castle, Kirchheim an der Mindel. The ceiling is 30 x 10 m, the woodcarving 2 m deep. Carved by Wendel Dietrich, master carpenter in Augsburg. Cedar wood was chosen because it repels insects. 1578-1585.