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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Oval reddish-brown drawing of a smiling man in a curled powdered wig and cravat, hands resting on a draped cloth.

Oval Portrait of Gentleman

Style of Nicolas de Largillière, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of bearded robed men gathered around a blank globe, several pointing and gesturing.

Philosophers Discussing the Terrestrial Globe

After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of dogs chasing game while hunters with bows move through a wooded landscape.

Hunting Scene

Attributed to Jacob Züberlein, n.d.

Pen drawing of a schoolmaster at a desk with children in period dress reading and playing in a classroom interior.

Schoolmaster with Children

After Alexander Voet, 1633/90

Charcoal drawing of a standing robed figure in a headdress, seen from behind, on pale paper.

Jewish High Priest

Adam Sándor Ehrenreich, n.d.

Pencil sketch of fishing boats with sails and figures near a layered cliff, with a small sailing ship on the right.

Fishing Boats Near Cliffs

After James Duffield Harding, n.d.

Sepia drawing of thatched cottages and a church tower beside trees, with figures by a stream and wooden footbridge.

Village Corners

Jacques Desjardins, Date unknown

Grey wash drawing of a mythological scene with a winged figure, a reclining youth by a tree, and a small cupid at left.

Narcissus

Possibly Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, c. 1670

Brown ink drawing of nude Hercules figures with a Hydra and Nemean lion, labeled with inscriptions.

Ancient Sarcophagus Relief with the Labors of Hercules

Attributed to Girolamo Sellari, called Girolamo da Carpi, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of three men by a column with floating putti above and a city and crowd in the distance.

Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus Dividing the Roman Empire, with Bologna in the Background

Francesco Brizio, c. 1622

Bust of Zborowski

Amedeo Modigliani, n.d.

Red and black chalk study of a young standing man in a cloak beside a bearded older man in a hood, with a staff.

Saint Michael and San Giovanni Gualberto

After Andrea del Sarto, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a couple, grooms with horses and hounds descending a staircase beside a statue and urns.

Departing for the Hunt

Attributed to Jan Verkolje, I, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers with helmets, spears and shields, with a kneeling figure and a sword in the foreground.

Armed Soldiers After Battle

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Red and black chalk drawing of a young staff-bearing figure beside a bearded bishop in a mitre, on tinted paper.

Saint John the Baptist and San Bernardo degli Uberti

After Andrea del Sarto, n.d.

Grey-toned drawing of a woman leaning over a sleeping man in classical robes among trees and wildflowers.

Swooned Murmuring of Love, and Pale with Pain

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Brown wash drawing of an armored knight refusing gifts from two women in a draped interior with a seated older man.

Bayard Refusing the Presents of His Hostess, in Brescia

Anne-Louis Girodet, c. 1789

Hand-colored etching of a crowded market street with townspeople, a red umbrella, baskets, and rows of buildings.

The Market at Gisors; Rue Cappeville

Camille Pissarro, c. 1894

Pen and grey wash sketch of a Gothic town bridge and portal with spires, figures near water, and sky above.

Town Bridge and Portal

Possibly William Leighton Leitch, 1820/39

Watercolor head-piece of a seated woman unrolling a white ribbon banner reading LIST OF over a grey floral pattern.

Head-Piece to List of Drawings

Will Hicock Low, 1885/88

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated female figure, Terpsichore, mural study by Edwin Howland Blashfield, c. 1894.

Terpsichore (recto), and Dancing Female Figure (verso), Mural Studies for Drawing Room Ceiling, Residence of Collis P…

Edwin Howland Blashfield, c. 1894

Pencil sketch of mourning women, nude warriors carrying a body, and a cloaked man in a classical frieze composition.

Seven Chiefs Against Thebes

II John Flaxman, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet by George Cruikshank with a central dinner party scene and surrounding caricature studies and annotations

Fashions and Frights of 1829 (recto); Angels Ever Bright and Fair (verso)

George Cruikshank, 1829

Brown ink sketch of a standing woman in a ruffled dress and feathered hat against loose vertical background strokes.

Study for "The Blue Girl: Portrait of Miss Elinor Leyland"

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1879

Charcoal drawing of a seated male nude with one leg extended diagonally, shaded to model the torso and muscles.

Seated Male Nude with Extended Leg (recto); Sketch of Kneeling Male Nude and Divided Circle (verso)

John Singer Sargent, 1917/21

Brown ink drawing of a standing flayed male figure showing muscles, with a sketched hilltop landscape behind him.

Écorché before Landscape (recto); Sketches of Standing Male Nude, Seated Child, Stooping Woman (verso)

After Jan Stephan van Calcar, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures gathered among trees on a rocky hill, with a central lyre player.

Parnassus

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 1600/25

Bust of a Woman (recto); Draped Figure, Three-Quarter Length (verso)

Thomas Barker, c. 1790

Pencil sketch of a distant hill topped with buildings above a flat landscape with shrubs and a small figure.

Sketch of Mont Saint Michel (recto); Buildings Beside Water (verso)

John Sell Cotman, c. 1818

Sepia wash drawing of four bearded figures, some seated and writing or reading, around a large open book.

Four Evangelists

After Domenico Beccafumi, called Il Mecarino, c. 1544