Woodcarving is the art of creating statues and ornaments from wood: a form of sculpture. In the woodcarving workshop, statues and ornaments are carved for Admiral Michiel de Ruyter's battleship The Seven Provinces. The ship was built in the mid-17th century (1665) and the design style that was applicable at that time is being used again on the ship today. Representing the sovereignty of the Republic, the woodcarving on the stern of the ship, in particular, had significant symbolic value.
