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Architectural elevation of the Rookery Building's LaSalle Street facade, with arched windows, a central pavilion and rooftop

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, LaSalle Street Elevation

Burnham & Root, 1885/87

Etching of the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome with a bell tower, rounded apse, arched gateway and figures on a path

Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome

Clemens von Zimmermann, c. 1810

Brown-toned print with curling hand-like forms, leafy stalks and swirling textures across a dark ground.

The universe is being created (The Universe Is Being Created), from the Noa Noa Suite

Paul Gauguin, 1893/94

Brown wash drawing of Telemachus and Mentor in a galley surrounded by sea nymphs and merfolk swimming in the waves.

Telemachus and Mentor in a Galley after Fleeing the Island of Calypso, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 8

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1808

Woodblock print of a rooster perched on the rim of a wooden mortar filled with grain, with Japanese inscription below.

Rooster Perched on Mortar

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1720/36

Drawing of a covered copper pot with a ladle and crumpled cloth on a table against a dark background.

Still Life with a Copper Pot and Ladle

François Bonvin, October 10, 1879

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with two saints, one holding a lily branch, with faint transfer grid lines.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Clare and Saint Francis

Circle of the Carracci, 1580/90

Woman in patterned kimono holding bells and a wand with paper streamers beside a red railing, Japanese woodblock print.

The Kagura Dancer

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a chrysanthemum-patterned kimono beside hanging wisteria in a basket.

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Japanese woodblock print of two women reading in an interior before a bamboo-painted folding screen, by Chobunsai Eishi.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): T…

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono admiring a flowering branch in a fish-decorated vase on a low table.

Viewing Ikebana

Utagawa Toyohiro, c.1802

Woodblock print of a black-naped oriole perched on a hibiscus stem with pink blossoms and buds against a green background.

Blacked-naped oriole on hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, mid-1830s

Engraving of Victoria standing amid chained captives, shields, weapons and wreckage, with Latin verses along the bottom edge.

Victoria Surrounded by Prisoners and Trophies of War

Frans Floris, 1552

Etching of a farm courtyard with a family dining at a table, cows, chickens, a milking woman and a distant hillside building.

A Farmer Seated at the Table with His Family, Plate 13 from Pastorales

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1667

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono with a green sleeve and bird motif, adjusting her sleeve.

A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in black and orange kimono holding a sword before a stage curtain.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I Greeting the Audience on His Return from Osaka

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1788

Etching of two figures resting under a large tree beside a path, with a thatched cottage and river in the background.

Two Hunters Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Woodblock print of tattooed warrior Wu Song wrestling a striped tiger beside a pine tree and bamboo.

Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the [Popular] Water Margin ([Tsuzok…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Watercolor of a cathedral ceremony with a bishop, candle bearer, and richly dressed courtiers beneath gothic arches.

Ceremony in a Cathedral

possibly Louis Haghe, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Christopher wading a river with the Christ child on his shoulder, rocky cliffs and a town behind.

Saint Christopher

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1509

Engraving of sea gods battling among hippocampi, tritons and sea monsters in churning water, with a trident-bearing figure be

Battle of Sea-Gods, Left Half of a Frieze

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, 1470/1500

Etching of sheep grazing on a hillside under slanting rain, with a dog standing watch on the ridge.

The Dog's Watch

Charles-François Daubigny, 1857

Engraving of Christ in majesty above angels and clouds, with nude and crowned figures below in flames, by Jean Duvet, 1555.

Opening of the Sixth Seal

Jean Duvet, 1555

Etching of a narrow city alley with stone steps, hanging laundry, and women and children among tall buildings.

Ruelle du Pêcheur

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1902

Watercolor of stone steps across a green lawn, a girl in a white dress and bonnet, and parasol-carrying figures under trees.

Saint-Cloud

Childe Hassam, 1889

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped hat and red robe, with bold pink face makeup, by Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796.

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Usui Arataro Sadamitsu in the Shibaraku scene of the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," perf…

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a lattice screen, one holding a rounded object near her face.

Geisha Talking to Her Maid

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1782

Mezzotint of classical figures in an interior, a man pointing, an elderly couple with a jug, and a goose at left.

Jupiter and Mercury with Philemon and Baucis

Jacob Männl, n.d.

Engraving of a man picking grapes and a woman carrying a fruit basket beside a donkey, with produce in the foreground.

Autumn, from The Four Seasons

Jan Saenredam, 1601

Brown ink and red chalk drawing of a nude Christ bound to a column while two figures whip him.

Flagellation of Christ

Follower of Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of witch-like figures with raised arms and wands on storm clouds, with a seated hooded figure in front.

Three Witches from MacBeth

Henry Pierce Bone, n.d.

Pencil and charcoal sketch of a bearded robed figure standing with one arm raised, on torn tan paper.

Standing Prophet with Arm Raised

Franz von Lenbach, 1896