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.

Bernt Notke, 1495
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1200
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1199
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Jean-François Oeben, 1761
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Tilman Riemenschneider, 1491
Bode Museum, Berlin
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
, 1500
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -246
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Jean Henri Riesener, 1783
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Robert Adam, 1763
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Jean Brandely, 1867
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
David Roentgen, 1776
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1885
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Juan Martínez Montañés, 1620
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Martin Carlin, 1776
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Edgar Degas, 1922
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
, 1500
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Abbondio Stazio, 1720
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt, 1685
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio, 1510
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
, 1600
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Diego de Pesquera, 1567
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1237
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
David Roentgen, 1775
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Gilles Joubert, 1759
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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