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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Sketches of Five Busts

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a seated robed man in a classical hall, with a group of figures gathered at right.

Joseph Recognized by His Brothers

Attributed to or possibly after Gerard de Lairesse, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a shepherd carrying a swaddled infant beside seated women and a child under a tree.

Infant Oedipus Brought Home by Shepherd

Possibly Gerard de Lairesse, 1675/99

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd asleep under a tree in a wooded landscape, with a sheep and rocky banks behind.

Landscape with Shepherd Sleeping under Tree

Attributed to or a follower of Jan Andrea Lievens, n.d.

Wash drawing of Christ among elderly doctors in a colonnaded hall, with a standing boy and onlookers in robes.

Christ Among the Doctors

School of Lambert Lombard, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin and Child in a colonnaded hall and a kneeling king o

Adoration of the Magi

Lambert van Noort, 1559

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man's head and shoulders, turned upward, with white highlights and a draped collar.

Divine of Reformation Time

Pieter van Lint, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded man raising a spiked wheel above a kneeling woman and a fallen figure.

Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Attributed to Godfried Maes, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a horse and wagon crossing a wooden bridge toward a windmill and farm buildings in a flat Dutch landscape.

Dutch Landscape: Horse and Wagon Crossing Bridge Towards Windmill

Possibly Anton Mauve, n.d.

Brown ink and wash landscape of a river valley with a hilltop castle, cypress trees, rocky cliffs and a distant village.

Rhine Landscape

Possibly Willem van Nieuwlandt, II, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape of a wooded valley with a large conifer, a seated figure on a path, and receding hills under clouds.

Landscape with Wooded Hills, Seated Figure

Nicolaes Emmanuel Perij, 1756

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male torso with raised arm, seated on a stepped pedestal, sketched on pale paper.

Belvedere Torso

Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Studies of a Roman Sarcophagus

Peter Paul Rubens, 1602/03

Woman in brown dress kissing a drowsy child in blue outfit who rubs an eye, in soft pastel tones.

Mother's Goodnight Kiss

Mary Cassatt, 1888

Pastel and watercolor of a ballerina in a blue tutu in the foreground, with dancers in white on a stage behind her.

On the Stage

Edgar Degas, 1876-77

Pen and brown wash drawing of female figures and putti among clouds, on two joined sheets of paper.

Female Figures with Putti in Clouds

Possibly Gregorio de' Ferrari, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a foreshortened putto with one arm raised and legs bent toward the viewer on a cream sheet.

Foreshortened Putto

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, 1522/30

Pen and ink sketch of two winged putti, one standing before a large curved shield with a spiral scroll.

Putti with Shield

After Correggio, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a child's head turned three-quarters, with curly hair and an open-mouthed expression.

Child's Head (Recto) Nude Male Figure (Verso)

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head with lowered eyes and a veil, on light paper, in a gilt mount.

Woman's Head

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Vanni, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a bald saint in a flowing robe reaching upward, on worn, aged paper.

Saint Geminianus

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, n.d.

Faded drawing of the Virgin holding the Christ Child in red drapery, with an angel's head at upper right.

Virgin and Child with Angel

After Sebastiano del Piombo, n.d.

Pencil sketch of the Madonna holding the Christ child, with two angels and loosely hatched drapery on aged paper.

Madonna and Child with Two Angels

Attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1752

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated Madonna and child with other figures under a palm tree, with a hilltop town behind.

Madonna and Child, Saint Anne and Infant Saint John, with Saint Joseph in Background

Eurenio Agneni, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a sleeping baby reclining on drapery, with soft hatched shading and a handwritten attribution at lower l

Sleeping Baby

Attributed to Jacopo Amigoni, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, arm raised over head, legs stretched across the ground.

Satyr (Back View)

Possibly Giulio Carpioni, n.d.

Academic Male Nude

Circle of Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1570

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling monastic saint in a hooded robe with arms raised, on tan paper.

Kneeling Monastic Saint with Raised Arms

Circle of Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, 1500/25

Male Nude Walking to Left, Carrying Burden on His Shoulders

Possibly after Rosso Fiorentino, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man seated in a stone prison with three young sons clustered around him.

Ugolino and His Sons in Prison

Carlo Arienti, n.d.