Items matching carving

Bust of William of Wykeham. 1394.

On a corbel in Muniment Room, Winchester College. The photograph shows a stone bust of William of Wykeham, wearing a bishop’s mitre and carrying a bishop’s crook. “Although William of Wykeham can in a [...]

Keywords: portraits, carving, statuary, people, religion, interiors

Places shown: Winchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2007-05-28

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Figure of Christ with Heathen Symbols.

From barrow of Gorm and Thyra, Jutland. Worsaae, “Industrial Arts of Denmark.” This was next to the engraving of the silver cup in the book. Found in the huge double barrow in which the heathen king G [...]

Keywords: religion, carving, druids

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-11-02

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933.—Early English Foliage Bracket.

A wood-engraving showing a stone bracket, a mediaeval [US: medieval] carving with grapes and leaves and two birds.

Keywords: decorative elements, carving, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-10-10

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584.—Bracket, Lincoln.

A bracket, possibly a corbel supporting the end of an arch, in th form of a winged angel holding a shield with a cross on it.

Keywords: angels, statuary, carving, religion, spirit, christmas

Places shown: Lincoln; Lincolnshire; English

Added: 2008-12-09

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XXXIV.—Monument in the Cemetary of Père Lachaise, Paris.

Monumental architecture. XXXIV.—Monument in the Cemetary of Père Lachaise, Paris. Albert Bartholomé, sculptor. A stone entranceway is marked Aux Morts, which is, To Death; we see a naked man and a nak [...]

Keywords: sculpture, statuary, carving, monuments, nudity, bare feet, death, architecture, people, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-12-11

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