Woodcut Collection (page 19)

A cut-purse (print)
5616271 A cut-purse (print); (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Boys taunting a man
5616241 Boys taunting a man; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting boys taunting a man locked in the stocks. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1820); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Birth of two stillborn babies, 15th century (engraving)
5311584 Birth of two stillborn babies, 15th century (engraving); (add.info.: The explosion is supposed to be uterine gasses)

Woodcut depicting FERDINAND I; Holy Roman Emperor 1558-64, king of Bohemia and Hungary 1526
5311572 Woodcut depicting FERDINAND I; Holy Roman Emperor 1558-64, king of Bohemia and Hungary 1526. From the title page of the De Sphaericus of Theodosius of Tripoli (2nd century AD)

A Flemish weaver
5311800 A Flemish weaver; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a Flemish weaver by Jost Amman. Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Descartes' experiment showing refraction by a prism and the formation of colours from 'white' light
5311537 Descartes' experiment showing refraction by a prism and the formation of colours from 'white' light, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Frontispiece of Regiomontanus' 'Epitome in Ptolemaei'. Regiomontanus (1463-1476)
5311532 The Frontispiece of Regiomontanus' 'Epitome in Ptolemaei'. Regiomontanus (1463-1476) a mathematician and astronomer of the German Renaissance

androgynous child reported from Africa, 16th century
5311327 androgynous child reported from Africa, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A perspective frame with a grid and viewer combined with squared paper to draw a building in correct proportions
5311315 A perspective frame with a grid and viewer combined with squared paper to draw a building in correct proportions, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A perspective frame with a grid and viewer combined with squared paper to draw a building in correct proportions
5311312 A perspective frame with a grid and viewer combined with squared paper to draw a building in correct proportions, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A perspective frame with a grid and viewer showing how they were used to help the artist draw perspective correctly
5311310 A perspective frame with a grid and viewer showing how they were used to help the artist draw perspective correctly, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A algebraic division, the procedure displayed in a circular pattern, 17th century
5311421 A algebraic division, the procedure displayed in a circular pattern, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting an assay laboratory. In this picture gold and silver are being assayed, 16th century
5311197 A woodcut engraving depicting an assay laboratory. In this picture gold and silver are being assayed, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woodcut showing a view of a fortified city, with a small sailing vessel drawing up to a jetty to discharge its cargo
5311175 Woodcut showing a view of a fortified city, with a small sailing vessel drawing up to a jetty to discharge its cargo

A woodcut engraving depicting a medieval banquet, 16th century
5311149 A woodcut engraving depicting a medieval banquet, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting the training of a young bird, 18th century
5311052 A woodcut engraving depicting the training of a young bird, 18th century; (add.info.: Date: 1762); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting a blood-letting man, showing points of blood-letting connected with signs of the Zodiac
5311048 A woodcut engraving depicting a blood-letting man, showing points of blood-letting connected with signs of the Zodiac, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting the netting of herring off Skane County, 16th century
5311021 A woodcut engraving depicting the netting of herring off Skane County, 16th century; (add.info.: Date: 1562); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting a victim of St Anthony's Fire (gangrenous ergotism) appealing to the saint for help
5310993 A woodcut engraving depicting a victim of St Anthony's Fire (gangrenous ergotism) appealing to the saint for help, 16th century; (add.info.: Date: 1593); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting an astronomy lesson: the figure in the centre is using an astrolabe, 13th century
5310991 A woodcut engraving depicting an astronomy lesson: the figure in the centre is using an astrolabe, 13th century; (add.info.: Date: 1270); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting an Archimedean Screw for raising water, 18th century
5310963 A woodcut engraving depicting an Archimedean Screw for raising water, 18th century; (add.info.: Date: 1797); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A comet seen as horsemen with lances
5309975 A comet seen as horsemen with lances; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a comet seen as horsemen with lances in Basel, Switzerland. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A shower of meteors seen as knights fighting with swords
5309970 A shower of meteors seen as knights fighting with swords; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a shower of meteors seen as knights fighting with swords, Basel, Switzerland)

The comet of 1596
5309969 The comet of 1596; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the comet of 1596 (Brahe-Moestlin) seen in Augsburg, Germany. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string and wind musical instruments
5309467 Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string and wind musical instruments; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string)

A Russian peasant toiling the ground, 1860 (woodcut)
5669663 A Russian peasant toiling the ground, 1860 (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A 1626 Edition of 'Compendium Maleficarum
5669604 A 1626 Edition of 'Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of 'Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

A hinged staff for surveying
5311699 A hinged staff for surveying; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a hinged staff for surveying. Dated 17th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting an aurora seen in the seventh century, and described as a diadem in the sky, 15th century
5311642 A woodcut engraving depicting an aurora seen in the seventh century, and described as a diadem in the sky, 15th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting a physician examining a specimen of urine while the patient at the left of the picture is
5311637 A woodcut engraving depicting a physician examining a specimen of urine while the patient at the left of the picture is cured by the intervention of a saint

A woodcut engraving depicting the process of making a Candle-Dial, whereby you may know the hours of the night
5311555 A woodcut engraving depicting the process of making a Candle-Dial, whereby you may know the hours of the night. The candle casts the shadow of weight onto the marked paper on the wall

A clerk writing down evidence given by a witness
5311791 A clerk writing down evidence given by a witness; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a clerk writing down evidence given by a witness at a tribunal)

A pressing honeycomb to obtain the second grade of honey
5311789 A pressing honeycomb to obtain the second grade of honey; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a pressing honeycomb to obtain the second grade of honey)

Horse feet
5311786 Horse feet; (add.info.: A member of a tribe with the body and head of a man, and the legs of a horse. From the Nuremberg Chronicle, dated 1493.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting a Lanner falcon, a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa
5311392 A woodcut engraving depicting a Lanner falcon, a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia

An artist using perspective, 17th century
5311314 An artist using perspective, 17th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Final Judgement. 19th century French allegorical woodcut
5306231 The Final Judgement. 19th century French allegorical woodcut; Universal History Archive/UIG.

French. 19th century. illustration. showing the crucified Christ with Mary lamenting
5306360 French. 19th century. illustration. showing the crucified Christ with Mary lamenting; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg
3501399 Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg, from Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death pub

Making straw rope, 1855
3479075 Making straw rope, 1855; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows a male figure with a young girl, twisting straw to make rope. Dated 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Manufacture of rope, 1850
3479072 Manufacture of rope, 1850; (add.info.: Manufacture of rope. Sectional view of tar kettle which individual strands of spun hemp were passed before being twisted into rope (right)

A rope making factory, 1880
3479069 A rope making factory, 1880; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows a rope making factory. Known as the spinning room. London, 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Nativity
3478786 The Nativity; (add.info.: The Nativity: French 15th century woodcut illustrating the Christmas story.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Calabrian shepherds playing Christmas music, 1826
3478779 Calabrian shepherds playing Christmas music, 1826; (add.info.: Calabrian shepherds playing Christmas music in Rome. Woodcut published London, 1826.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Salvator Rosa
3733199 Salvator Rosa.; (add.info.: Woodcut portrait of Salvator Rosa (1615 - 1673) an Italian Baroque painter, poet and printmaker. Dated 17th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Scold's Bridle or brank, 1860
3479369 Scold's Bridle or brank, 1860; (add.info.: Scold's Bridle or brank, an alternative to the cucking stool, the bit was placed in the scold's mouth)

Miniature John Bull, known as English Tom Thumb
2603717 Miniature John Bull, known as English Tom Thumb; (add.info.: The Miniature John Bull also known as the English Tom Thumb)

Japanese print by Gogaku Yajima, 19th century (print)
2599130 Japanese print by Gogaku Yajima, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Uma oji (Translation: Year of the horse: Oji.) Japanese print by Gogaku Yajima, active 19th century, Japanese artist

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"Capturing History and Mythology: A Journey through Woodcut Art" Step into the world of woodcuts, where intricate designs are etched onto wooden blocks to create stunning prints that tell stories from various eras. From the Byzantine Empire's vast territories depicted in a 9th-century map to Dante's Inferno illustrated in a Venetian edition of the Divine Comedy, these woodcuts transport us back in time. Intriguingly, even Greek mythology comes alive through this ancient art form. Witness the majestic Greek gods residing on Mount Olympus as portrayed in an 1880 publication or explore Magna Graecia with its vintage map showcasing tales of ancient civilizations. Venture further into nature's wonders with depictions like the Venus flytrap, capturing both beauty and danger within its delicate petals. Delve into ornithology as well, discovering avian marvels such as the red-billed chough and yellow hammer bird immortalized on wooden canvases. Woodcuts also serve as historical records, offering glimpses into forgotten realms. Trace Bonnie Prince Charlie's wanderings through Scotland via an intricately crafted map or delve into Saint Lucia's past with a 19th-century cartographic representation. But it is not only history that finds expression within woodcut art; literature too takes center stage. Relive Samuel Taylor Coleridge's haunting tale of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " where an ill-fated albatross meets its tragic end at human hands. Lastly, immerse yourself in Victorian leisure by witnessing a spirited cricket match frozen in time—a testament to social customs and sporting enthusiasm during this era. Through vibrant colors and meticulous craftsmanship, these woodcuts offer windows into diverse worlds—where myth intertwines with reality and history dances alongside imagination. Let your eyes wander across these captivating images; each stroke tells a story waiting to be discovered anew.