#engraving

[heavensghost]

wood engraving today

[charnel-grounds]

Frederick Carter (1883–1967), “The Dragon of the Alchemists”

engraved on wood by W.M. Quick, 1936

source

[rosieandthemoon]

[thingsfromthedirt]

Young Deer/Jungfern Rehn (1943) by Franz Traunfellner

Wood engraving on paper

[blistexenthusiast]

engraved carabiners

[bulljumpingfresco]

Dancing Maenads, Roman, 1st century CE

[koenji]

victorian mussel shaped vinaigrette in handcrafted silver, engraved 'Lucy'. 1876.

[thatshowthingstarted]

Lascaux Cave, Montignac, Dordogne region, France,

Lascaux Cave is famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Palaeolithic paintings.

The cave, discovered in 1940, features over 600 painted and drawn figures, primarily animals like horses, deer, and bison, as well as nearly 1,500 engravings. 

The paintings, dating back to around 17,000 to 15,000 BCE, are considered some of the finest examples of prehistoric art.