Wood Cut Collection (#2)

Kangaroo wheel around 1884, England / Kanguruh Rad um 1884, England, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer

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History of firefighting, fire pump 1890: electric fire-engine , digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century

Medicinal plant, Berberis vulgaris, common barberry, European barberry or simply barberry, is a shrub in the genus Berberis / Heilpflanze, Gewohnliche Berberitze, Berberis vulgaris, Sauerdorn

Medicinal plant Elecampane, Inula helenium, horse-heal or elfdock / Heilpflanze Echter Alant, Inula helenium, Pflanze aus der Familie der Korbblutler

various butterfly insects, digital improved reproduction of an historical image from the year 1885

American buffalo
Bison, or American buffalo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels
985801 Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels, 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut)
659519 Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 41x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules Killing Cacus. Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617). Woodcut

The Charge, c. 1893-1931 (woodcut)
1196621 The Charge, c. 1893-1931 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 20x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A Giant with Midgets (colour woodblock prrint)
1766569 A Giant with Midgets (colour woodblock prrint) by Yoshitora, Utagawa (fl.c.1836-87); 37.1x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Giant with Midgets. Utagawa Yoshitora (fl.1840-1880)

An illustrated page from a Latin edition of Plutarchus Parallel Lives, depicting Theseus fighting a Centaur
985853 An illustrated page from a Latin edition of Plutarchus Parallel Lives, depicting Theseus fighting a Centaur, 1496 (woodcut) by Italian School

Illustrated titlepage from De Agricultura, 1495 (woodcut)
985851 Illustrated titlepage from De Agricultura, 1495 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); 22x15 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The King and his Courtiers Playing Chess, 1493 / 4 (woodcut)
986344 The King and his Courtiers Playing Chess, 1493/4 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); 19.7x12.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The King and his Courtiers Playing Chess)

St. Augustine at his desk and the cities of Babylon and Zion, 1489 (woodcut)
985852 St. Augustine at his desk and the cities of Babylon and Zion, 1489 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); 31.5x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: St)

The New Testament (chapter headings), 1535-1536 (woodcut print)
986387 The New Testament (chapter headings), 1535-1536 (woodcut print) by English School, (16th century); 31.5x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Testament (chapter headings)

Agrippina of Coellen (Cologne), 1499 (hand-coloured woodcut)
986285 Agrippina of Coellen (Cologne), 1499 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 30.4x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Agrippina of Coellen (Cologne)

Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529
985884 Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529 (woodcut printed with red and black inks) by English School

Vues de Bresil, c. 1829-1835 (woodblock print in colours)
990891 Vues de Bresil, c.1829-1835 (woodblock print in colours) by Rugendas, Johann Moritz (1802-58) (after); 185x652 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vues de Bresil)

Saint Veronica, (woodcut printed in pale brown ink)
828057 Saint Veronica, (woodcut printed in pale brown ink) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 30.4x20.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Veronica. Netherlandish School, circa 1500)

Wells, in Upper Austria, a Wood-Cut in the Austrian Printing Establishment (engraving)
1625763 Wells, in Upper Austria, a Wood-Cut in the Austrian Printing Establishment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wells, in Upper Austria)

The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf)
985938 The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf) by German School, (15th century); 40.3x27.7. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Creation of Eve)

Thirteen scholars in a garden setting, 1485 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985881 Thirteen scholars in a garden setting, 1485 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 30.2x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirteen scholars in a garden setting)

Allegorical figure of Mainz, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985809 Allegorical figure of Mainz, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 30.1x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Allegorical figure of Mainz)

An Anatomical Illustration of the Human Muscular System
985792 An Anatomical Illustration of the Human Muscular System, Against an Italian Landscape Background, 1543 (woodcut) by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (c.1488-1576) (circle of); 42.1x29 (folio)

View of Utopia, 1516 (woodcut)
985790 View of Utopia, 1516 (woodcut) by English School, (16th century); 19.9x13.7 (approx) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Utopia. A page from Utopia by Sir Thomas More. Woodcut)

Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume), circa 1894-5 (woodcut printed in colours)
659476 Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume), circa 1894-5 (woodcut printed in colours) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 35.7x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume)

A panoramic view of Candia (Heraklion), Crete, 1486 (woodcut print)
986388 A panoramic view of Candia (Heraklion), Crete, 1486 (woodcut print) by Reuwich, Erhard (fl.1488); Private Collection; (add.info.: A panoramic view of Candia (Heraklion), Crete

A draughtsman drawing a portrait, using a drawing frame, 1525 (woodcut)
986187 A draughtsman drawing a portrait, using a drawing frame, 1525 (woodcut) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: A draughtsman drawing a portrait)

Title page, with a fine pictorial border from Biblia
986170 Title page, with a fine pictorial border from Biblia, das ist: Die gantze heilige Schrifft: Deudsch, translated by Martin Luther, 1560-1561 (printed woodcut on vellum) by Cranach

Alfonso XI, King of Castile and Leon, on Horseback, 1551 (woodcut)
986082 Alfonso XI, King of Castile and Leon, on Horseback, 1551 (woodcut) by Spanish School, (16th century); 28x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfonso XI, King of Castile and Leon)

Asashio Toro, a Japanese Sumo Wrestler, c. 1890 (ukiyo-e woodblock)
473236 Asashio Toro, a Japanese Sumo Wrestler, c.1890 (ukiyo-e woodblock) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Goldsmiths Workshop, c. 1538 (woodcut)
1195460 A Goldsmiths Workshop, c. 1538 (woodcut) by Brosamer, Hans (c.1495-c.1554); 13.7x11.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Clearing Weather, Enoshima, , from the series
1766539 Clearing Weather, Enoshima, , from the series Eight views of famous places (woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Kintai Bridge at Iwokuni in Suo Province (colour woodblock print)
1766534 Kintai Bridge at Iwokuni in Suo Province (colour woodblock print) by Eisen, Keisai (Ikeda Yoshinobu) (1790-1848); 36.8x50.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A View-Plan of Zurich, 1576 (woodcut)
1195496 A View-Plan of Zurich, 1576 (woodcut) by Murer, Jos (1530-80) & Froschauer, Christoffel (c.1490-1564); 89x123 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Murer, Jos (1530-1580) & Froschower

Town View of Vienna in 1548, 1550 (woodcut)
1195494 Town View of Vienna in 1548, 1550 (woodcut) by Deutsch, Hans Rudolf Manuel (1525-71); 23x78.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Deutsch)

Dorli, 1917 (woodcut on thick greige wove paper)
988332 Dorli, 1917 (woodcut on thick greige wove paper) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 47x37.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorli; Das Dorli. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1491 (woodcut)
986286 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1491 (woodcut) by Wolgemuth, Michael (1434-1519) & Pleydenwurff, W. (d.1494); 31.4x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sexta Asiae Tabula, 1511 (woodcut printed in red and black)
986161 Sexta Asiae Tabula, 1511 (woodcut printed in red and black) by Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus of Alexandria)(c.90-168)(after); 33.5x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sexta Asiae Tabula)

Sexta Asie Tabula, 1541 (hand-coloured woodcut)
986160 Sexta Asie Tabula, 1541 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus of Alexandria)(c.90-168)(after); 35x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sexta Asie Tabula)

Map of Arabia, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Sea, 1541 (hand-coloured woodcut)
986159 Map of Arabia, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Sea, 1541 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus of Alexandria)(c.90-168)(after); 27.3x45.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Iris Germanica, 1542 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985885 Iris Germanica, 1542 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Fuchs, Leonhard (1501-66); 36.2x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris Germanica. From De historia stirpium commentarii insignes)

Various bird species in a landscape, 1499 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985880 Various bird species in a landscape, 1499 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 26.2x18.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Various bird species in a landscape)

Plate V from Tabulae Anatomicae, 1741 (engraving)
985876 Plate V from Tabulae Anatomicae, 1741 (engraving) by Cortona, Pietro da (Berrettini) (1596-1669) (after); 42.5x30.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Plate V from Tabulae Anatomicae)

Panoramic view of Rhodes, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985810 Panoramic view of Rhodes, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Reuwich, Erhard (fl.1488); 30.1x86 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Panoramic view of Rhodes)

Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985808 Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 39.2x26.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Creation of Eve. From a German Bible)

An Apostle (Saint Bartholomew?), c. 1540-50 (chiaroscuro woodcut)
659471 An Apostle (Saint Bartholomew?), c. 1540-50 (chiaroscuro woodcut) by Beccafumi, Domenico (1486-1551); 41.6x21.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Apostle (Saint Bartholomew?)

The Betrothal of the Virgin, From The Life of the Virgin, c. 1504 (woodcut print)
1767106 The Betrothal of the Virgin, From The Life of the Virgin, c.1504 (woodcut print) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Betrothal of the Virgin)

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"Exploring the Celestial Mechanics of Woodcut: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into a world where wood meets ink, as we embark on a captivating journey through history and art. From medieval masterpieces to modern marvels, woodcuts have left an indelible mark on human creativity. In 1605, Samuel de Champlain's map of Port St. Louis, later known as Plymouth, Massachusetts, showcased the intricate details that could be achieved through this technique. The precision and beauty of his work set the stage for future artists to explore new horizons. Fast forward to 1515 when Durer's world map mesmerized viewers with its intricacy and accuracy. This masterpiece demonstrated how woodcuts could not only capture geographical landscapes but also convey knowledge about celestial mechanics. Edvard Munch's "The Kiss, " created in 1897-98 using woodcut techniques, revealed the emotional depth that could be expressed through this medium. Each stroke carved into the wood conveyed passion and longing in a way that resonated with audiences worldwide. Woodcuts were not limited to European art; they found their place in depicting historical events such as the Spanish Conquest of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) in 1556. The colored woodcut vividly portrayed this pivotal moment in history, capturing both triumph and tragedy. French artist Kiyochika Kobayashi took woodcutting to new heights by creating thought-provoking images like "A Whale and Three Fish. " This piece depicted Japan devouring Russian sailors during a tumultuous period around 1905—a powerful representation of national identity intertwined with political tensions. Japanese samurai warriors came alive through Shuntei Katsukawa's skillful hand in his c1820 woodblock print featuring Ichijo Jiro Tadanori and Notonokami Noritsune locked in battle. Their fierce expressions captured both honor and conflict within feudal Japan.