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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Portrait of an Aged Courtier

Unknown artist, c. 1680

Narrative painting of red-robed figures, pavilions, cliffs, clouds, and animals including hares across a green and gold lands

Birth Stories of the Hare, Agastya, Maitribala, and Vishvantara, from a set based on the Hundred Jatakas of the Third…

Tibet or China, c. 1450-1550

Ming dynasty scene of scholars in a garden courtyard at a table with attendants, peacocks, a tree and a painted screen.

The Four Accomplishments: Calligraphy

Unknown artist, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th/early 17th century

Portrait of Muhammed Azim

Unknown artist, 18th century

Painting of Buddhist narrative scenes with red pavilions, green hills, horse-drawn carriage, and robed figures in clouds.

Birth Stories of the Sacrifice, Shakra, the Brahmin, and Unmadayanti, from a set based on the Hundred Jatakas of the…

Tibet or China, c. 1450-1550

Scholars in robes seated at a table under a pine tree, with servants moving a screen and a white cat in a courtyard.

The Four Accomplishments: Painting

Unknown artist, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th/17th century

Painted portrait of a standing bearded man in white robe holding a flower and a black shield, within a floral border.

Album Page with a Portrait of Namdar Khan (Side A) and Calligraphic Specimens (Side B)

Unknown artist, , late 17th century (painting and borders),16th/17th century (calligraphy)

Buddhist narrative painting with red pavilions, boats on waves, a seated monk, a flaming red tree, and a bird nest.

Birth Stories of Suparaga, the Fish, the Quail Chick, the Jar, and the Childless Ascetic, from a set based on the Hun…

Tibet or China, c. 1450-1550

Painting of a woman in a white headwrap pressing a finger to her lips beside a sleeping child in a dim interior.

Woman and Child (Silence)

Attributed to Auguste Boulard, the Elder, 1855/60

Oil painting of a young woman with a white headscarf glancing upward, wearing an olive bodice over a white chemise.

Portrait of a Girl

Attributed to Francesco Solimena, c. 1700

Painting of a seated Buddha surrounded by flames, clouds, palaces, and many figures in a narrative scene.

The Life of the Buddha Shakyamuni, from a set based on the Hundred Jatakas of the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284…

Tibet or China, c. 1450-1550

Indian painting of a woman in an orange skirt holding a letter beneath a tree, with red flowers and a green background.

Woman Grasping Tree Branch

Unknown artist, 18th/19th century

Painting of a classical colonnade and staircase with statues, where children and a woman sit and stand in the foreground.

Colonnade and Gardens of the Medici Palace

Style of Hubert Robert, After 1870

Buddhist painting of narrative scenes with a seated Buddha, pavilions, mountains, clouds, monks, and animals in red and green

Birth Stories of Prince Mirror-Face, the Sage Born in a Cattle Shed, and Peaceful Intellect, from a set based on the…

Tibet or China, c. 1450-1550

Risen Christ with banner rises from tomb, flanked by two angels, while soldiers sleep below in dark shadow.

Resurrection of Christ

Samuel van Hoogstraten, c. 1665

Half-length portrait of a man in a black wide-brimmed hat and dark coat with white collar against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Jan Baptist Weenix, c. 1650

Buddhist narrative painting with a seated Buddha medallion, pagodas, a bridge, monks, and cloud-filled landscape in red, gree

Birth Stories of the Youth Karma, Indra, the Buddha Brahma, and the Dancer, from a set based on the Hundred Jatakas o…

Tibet or China, c. 1450-1550

Half-length portrait of a woman in a dark pleated dress with a white bow collar against a brown background.

Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams

Thomas Eakins, 1899

Head of a Woman

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Narrative painting of Buddhist figures, monks, and royal attendants in red and gold palace halls among clouds and mountains.

Birth Stories of the Buddha Udayin, the Wealthy King, and Brahma Joy of the Moon, from a set based on the Hundred Jat…

Tibet or China, c. 1450-1550

Painting of a man in an embroidered matador jacket and dark hat lighting a cigarette, leaning on a wooden railing.

After the Bullfight

Mary Cassatt, 1873

Virgin Mary embraces the infant Christ on a red cushion while two angels peer from the dark background.

Virgin and Child with Angels

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, c. 1610

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a brown robe writing with a quill beside an open manuscript in a dark room.

Saint Paul the Apostle

Attributed to Govaert Flinck, Date unknown

Hanging scroll of white magnolia branch, pink peonies and dandelions on a tan ground, Tawaraya Sōtatsu school.

Peonies, Magnolia, and Dandelions

School of Tawaraya Sôtatsu, Unknown

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in black dress and headscarf, seated before a pale gray background, hand resting at lower le

Maria Sheldon Scammon

Anders Zorn, 1895

Still life of a lute, rapier, velvet chair with black cloak, sheet music, blue and white vase and fruit in an interior.

Seventeenth-Century Interior

Charles Gifford Dyer, 1877

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair and beard in a dark jacket and white collar against a black background.

Self-Portrait

Eastman Johnson, 1889

Full-length portrait of a man in black velvet robes beside a white dog, on a checkered floor before a gray paneled wall.

Gian Lodovico Madruzzo

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1551-52

Ink painting of a tall, hollow garden rock with grass tufts and bamboo shoots beside it, with a signature and red seals.

Strange Rocks

Gao Yang （）, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), early 17th century

Oil portrait of a woman in black with white lace collar, gesturing beside a flower vase and coins on a marble table.

Mère Grégoire

Gustave Courbet, 1855, reworked 1857-59