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Enthroned Christ with Apostles wood carving (c1350) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Christ walking on water to Adam & Eve surrounded by devils on winged altar carving (c1380) by circle of Master Bertram von Minden from Hamburg at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Carved double arcade altar centered by Annunciation & Crowning of Mary surrounded by Saints & Apostles (c1430-40) by South Schleswig Master at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Carved wooden altar (c1460) with Crucifixion scene flanked by Apostles at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. |
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Carved wooden altar (c1460) with Crucifixion detail at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | John, James the Greater & Bartholomew Apostle figures from wooden Crucifixion altar (c1460) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Thomas, Matthew & James the Less Apostle figures from wooden Crucifixion altar (c1460) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Philip, Andrew & Peter Apostle figures from wooden Crucifixion altar (c1460) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. |
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Jude Thaddeus, Simon & Matthias Apostle figures from wooden Crucifixion altar (c1460) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Gilded carved wooden winged altar with St Lawrence surrounded by saints(1499) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | St George wood carving (c1500) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Wood carving of St Michael slaying dragon at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany. |
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Evangelist Matthew wood carving (1490-2) by Tilman Riemenchneider of Würtzburg at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Evangelist Mark with lion wood carving (1490-2) by Tilman Riemenchneider of Würtzburg at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Evangelist Luke with bull wood carving (1490-2) by Tilman Riemenchneider of Würtzburg at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Evangelist John wood carving (1490-2) by Tilman Riemenchneider of Würtzburg at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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St Anthony with pig wood carving (c1470-80) from Upper Rhein or Switzerland at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Figures from a Holy Family wood carving group (c1500-10) from Schwaben at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Death of the Virgin wood carving (c1514-25) by Hans Thoman from Werkstatt at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Passion carved altarpiece (c1525) over last supper painting (1657) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. |
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Holy Woman wood carving from Entombment of Christ scene (c1510) from Brabant at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Holy Woman wood carving from Entombment of Christ scene (c1510) from Brabant at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | St Sebastian as knight linden wood carving (1638-9) by Martin Zürn at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | St Florian as knight linden wood carving (1638-9) by Martin Zürn at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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Woman with Billy Goat wood carving (before 1518) from Augsburg at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Gallery with statuary on wall pedestals at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Wood carving of St Mark (c1640) from high altar of St Catherine's Church sculpted by Henning Heitridder at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Wood carving of St Luke (c1640) from high altar of St Catherine's Church sculpted by Henning Heitridder at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. |
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Evangelist Matthew with angel attribute sculpture (1678) on gateway to churchyard of St Jacobi by Christian Precht at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Evangelist Mark with lion attribute sculpture (1678) on gateway to churchyard of St Jacobi by Christian Precht at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Evangelist Luke with bull attribute sculpture (1678) on gateway to churchyard of St Jacobi by Christian Precht at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Evangelist John with eagle attribute sculpture (1678) on gateway to churchyard of St Jacobi by Christian Precht at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. |
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Symbolic Skeletal Representation of Death linden wood carving (mid 18thC) set of Four Last Things from southern Germany at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Symbolic Representation of Fear linden wood carving (mid 18thC) set of Four Last Things from southern Germany at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Symbolic Representation of Eternal Death in Hell linden wood carving (mid 18thC) set of Four Last Things from southern Germany at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Symbolic Representation of Eternal Life linden wood carving (mid 18thC) set of Four Last Things from southern Germany at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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St Wendelin wood carving (c1770) from Tirol at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | St Wendelin wood carving (c1770-80) from Franken at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | St Roche wood carving (c1770) from Tirol at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | St Roche wood carving (c1770-80) from Franken at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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St Michel Overcoming Satan linden wood carving (1755-60) by Ignaz Günther from Munich at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Evangelist Mark with symbol Lion linden wood carving (c1760) by Christian Jorhan d. Ä. from Germany at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Wood carving of St Roch (c1490) from Munich at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Wood carving of Bishop St Eligius (c1590) from Schwaben or Franconia at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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Wood carving of St James the Elder (start 16thC) from Kalkar at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Wood carving of St Catherine (16thC) from southern Germany at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Wood carving of St Barbara (16thC) from southern Germany at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Wood carving of crucified Christ (17thC) from southern Germany or Tirol at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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St James the Less wood carving (c1500) from Germany at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA. | St Boniface wood carving (c1500) from Germany at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA. | German wood carving (1500-10) of St Peter by Master of Tiffen Altarpiece at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY. | St Florian wood carving (c1490) from southern Germany at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA. |
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Burial of the Virgin painted wood carving (c1500) from Munich, Germany at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA. | Memento Mori wood carving (c1550) from France or Germany at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA. | Religious wood carving gallery at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Carved wooden altarpiece (c1650-60) from South Tyrol & painted memorial shields (16thC) depicting symbols of ancestors in Nuremberg churches at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Christ on Palm Sunday Donkey woodcarving (c1378) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Head of St, John the Baptist on a Charger wood carving (c1380) from Salzburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Enthroned Madonna shrine wood carving (c1390) from West Prussia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Life of Madonna carved wood winged altarpiece (c1500) from Western Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Winged bull symbol of Evangelist Luke detail of Life of Madonna altarpiece (c1500) from Western Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Winged lion symbol of Evangelist Mark detail of Life of Madonna altarpiece (c1500) from Western Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Eagle symbol of Evangelist John detail of Life of Madonna altarpiece (c1500) from Western Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Angel symbol of Evangelist Matthew detail of Life of Madonna altarpiece (c1500) from Western Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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St George Slaying the Dragon wood carving (c1480) from Bamberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Christ Crowned with Thorns wood carving (c1500) from Upper Bavaria at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Three Magi wood carving (c1490) from northern Netherland at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Two Apostles wood carving (c1500) from Swabia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Christ on Palm Sunday Donkey woodcarving (c1505) by pupil of Veit Stoß from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Procession cart carving (1464) by Hans Multscher workshop depicting Christ on his donkey as he enters Jerusalem at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. | St James the Greater woodcarving (c1510) from Upper Bavaria at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St James the Greater woodcarving (c1510-20) from Lower Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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St Lawrence & St Stephen woodcarvings (c1510) by workshop of Tilman Riemenschneider from Würzburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St Vitus in Cauldron of Boiling Oil woodcarving (1520) by Veit Stoß from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St George & St Catherine of Alexandria woodcarvings (c1515-20) by workshop of Daniel Mauch from Ulm at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Martyrdom of St Ursula woodcarving (c1510) by Master of pursed lips from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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St Sebastian woodcarving (c1515) by Peter Dell the Elder from Landshut at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Virgin & Child with St Anne woodcarving (c1520) by Daniel Mauch from Ulm at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | John the Evangelist & John the Baptist woodcarvings (c1520-5) by Master HL from Freiburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St Wenceslas woodcarving (c1530) by workshop of Hans Vischer the Younger from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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St James the Greater woodcarving (c1613) by Hans Zürn the Elder from Waldsee at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St Catherine of Alexandria woodcarving (c1625) by David Zürn from Überlingen at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St Luke the Evangelist woodcarving (1697) by Ehrgott Bernhard Bendl from Augsburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St Mark the Evangelist woodcarving (1697) by Ehrgott Bernhard Bendl from Augsburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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St Roch woodcarving (c1760-70) by Christian Jorhan the Elder from Landshut at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | St Notburga woodcarving (c1775-80) by Christian Jorhan the Elder from Landshut at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Archangel Michael woodcarving (c1750) from lower Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Angel woodcarvings (c1750) from Germany & Austria at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Angel woodcarvings (c1750) from Germany & Austria at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Gate of paradise where a Pope & Bishop assigned to flames on altar wood carving (1st quarter 16thC) from Franconia at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany. | St Catherine of Alexandria carving (1440) by Hans Multscher from Ulm at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Violin playing angel statue (c1690) by Lorenz Luidl from Landsberg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. |
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Symbols of Evangelists St Matthias (angel) & St Luke (bull) statues (1760) by Ignaz Günther from Munich at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Gallery of carved statues at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Models of statues in imperial hall of Ottobeuren Monastery (1774) from Füssen at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Coat-of-Arms from town hall of Imperial city of Augsburg (c1900) at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. |
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Wood carving of St Catherine martyr (1498), with her attributes, a wheel & a sword by Meister of Imberger Altars in State Gallery at Hohes Schloss zu Füssen. Füssen, Germany. | St Mang (Magnus) statue (1510-20) by Lux Maurus in State Gallery at Hohes Schloss zu Füssen. Füssen, Germany. | Memorial wall plaques in Ulm Münster. Ulm, Germany. | St Catherine of Alexandria carving (c1450-60), holding a piece of a wheel, her symbol from workshop of Hans Multscher at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. |
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Madonna & Child carving (c1455-60) by Hans Multscher at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. | St Florian carving (c1485) by unknown artist at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. | St John the Evangelist carving (c1500) carrying his lamb symbol by unknown artist at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. | Pietà (Mary holding body of Christ) (c1430) carving by unknown artist at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. |
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St Mary Magdalene carving (1450-60) carrying her ointment jar symbol by unknown artist at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. |
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