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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Watercolor sketch of a woman in a bonnet and long skirt leaning toward a man in a dark coat holding a cane.

The Couple

Charles-Edouard de Beaumont, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling mother in draped robes embracing a child, on tan paper.

Kneeling Mother Embracing Child

Attributed to Michelangelo Anselmi, c. 1550

Pen and ink sketch of soldiers attacking infants while women struggle, with classical buildings in the background.

Massacre of the Innocents

Possibly after Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Pencil sketch of the Presentation in the Temple showing a high priest, the Virgin holding the infant Christ, and onlookers.

Presentation in the Temple

Attributed to Pietro Antonio di Pietri, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch on tinted paper of a standing nude man beside a plumed warrior in armor.

Male Nude and Warrior in Armor

Style of Giulio Benso, n.d.

Study for Male Allegorical Figure

after Taddeo Zuccaro, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of two classical figures, one helmeted and one draped, drawn on tan paper.

After the Antique: Greek and Amazon

called Il Semolei Battista Franco, 1530/36

Ink and wash sketch of top-hatted riders on horseback beside a carriage with two seated figures and horses.

Riders and Equipage

Constantin Guys, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Pietà, with the Virgin cradling the dead Christ as mourners and an angel surround them.

Pietà

Possibly Carlo Dolci, n.d.

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Henri Lehmann, 1863

Illuminated initial N with gold letterform and blue and purple acanthus leaf scrollwork on a dark gold ground.

Illuminated Initial "N" with Acanthus Leaves from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hero struggling with a crowned king beside wild horses, with classical arches and stone walls

Hercules Felling King Diomedes

called Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi, 1540/46

Brown wash drawing of a nude young man in a plumed helmet beside a severed bearded head on a stone pedestal.

David with the Head of Goliath

After Guido Reni, after 1605/06

Pen and wash drawing of a woman riding a horse past onlookers and a kneeling nude man, with classical architecture and trees.

Flight of Clelia

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, c. 1524

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated draped god gesturing among attendants, with a nude female figure at left.

Study for Venus Asking Jupiter for the Services of Mercury as Herald

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Faded red chalk drawing of a Roman-style triumphal procession with banners, soldiers, and a chariot.

Study for the Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. I

after Andrea Mantegna, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of plumed Roman cavalry riders and horses marching in procession across a shallow foreground.

Roman Cavalry on the March

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, after 1675

Gilded letter P in a purple-washed frame, with two armed soldiers and a fallen warrior with shields at the base.

Historiated initial "P" with Resurrection from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of Apollo in a chariot pulled by two rearing horses, with a billowing cloak and spoked wheel.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun

Workshop of Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, 1519/21

Pen and wash drawing of the Judgment of Solomon with figures beneath an arched top and gilded decorative border.

Judgment of Solomon

Camillo Boccaccino, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded warrior in plumed helmet and armor, holding a sword, standing frontally.

Standing Warrior

Style of Nicolas Poussin, n.d.

Pencil and red chalk sketches of a seated man in a hat beside several heraldic shield and ornament studies.

Sketches of Seated Man, Medici Coats of Arms

Attributed to Stefano della Bella, n.d.

Two Studies: Female Head in Three-Quarter Profile; Female Bust Seen from the Back

After Stefano della Bella, c. 1647

Pen and brown wash sketch of several horses in a landscape, including a seated horse, a walking horse and a horse seen from b

Studies of Horses in a Landscape

Possibly after Stefano della Bella, c. 1642

Pen and ink drawing of a European courtier in a plumed hat conversing with two figures in turbans and cloaks.

European Courtier and Two Turks, Conversing

Style of Stefano della Bella, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of masted ships and an ornate canopied galley beside a shore with small figures.

A Tuscan Galley and Other Vessels Near the Shore

Stefano Della Bella, 1634/37

Gilded illuminated letter H with a diamond diaper pattern in gold behind it, inside a framed border.

Illuminated Initial "H" in Diaper Pattern from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna seated, holding and gazing down at the Christ child on her lap.

Madonna and Child Seated on Ground

Attributed to Giulio Cesare Amidano, n.d.

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a seated Madonna holding a child, with one arm raised and draped robes.

Seated Madonna and Child

Possibly Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in clouds appearing to a kneeling saint with an attendant boy.

Madonna and Child Appearing to Male Saint

Possibly after Ciro Ferri, n.d.