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Art Institute of Chicago

24,101 works

Red chalk and wash drawing of two figures walking toward arched classical ruins beside a tree and obelisk.

Figures Among Classical Ruins

Gerrit Rademaker, n.d.

Engraving of the muse Urania holding a celestial sphere, standing before a river and hills, within a braided border.

Urania, plate twelve from Apollo and the Muses

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Watercolor of a smiling woman with auburn hair and a flower crown, glancing over her shoulder before a tree and cloudy sky.

Lady Hamilton as Nature

After George Romney, 1800/1850

Engraving of Bacchus on a chariot leading a festive procession of satyrs, revelers, musicians and grapevines before a classic

The Triumph of Bacchus

Johann Theodor de Bry, n.d.

Engraving of Calliope playing a long horn beside a classical fountain and rocks, with a castle in the distance.

Calliope, plate eleven from Apollo and the Muses

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of a thin elderly beggar wrapped in a cloak beside bare trees, a brick wall and two dogs, labeled MISERO I.

The Beggar, plate one from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing draped woman raising a laurel wreath, with white highlights on yellowed paper.

Standing Woman with Laurel Wreath

called dalle Lame Biagio Pupini, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a weathered wooden barn with a gabled thatched roof beside trees and a cottage.

Side of Rotting Barn

School of John Varley, 1800/10

Engraving of crowned Apollo seated between two swans, holding a laurel branch and standing on a star-patterned globe.

Apollo, plate 20 from Apollo and the Muses

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of a young nobleman holding a falcon, with a hunting dog and a servant in a grassy field.

The Gentleman, plate five from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Watercolor of the Adoration of the Magi showing Mary and the Christ Child with kneeling and standing kings bearing gifts.

Adoration of the Magi

After Bonifazio de' Pitati, called Bonifazio Veronese, 1827

Watercolor of a rocky stream flowing through a misty mountain valley toward a tall peak, with a small figure on the slope.

Glen Rossie

Attributed to Thomas Miles Richardson, the younger, n.d.

Trompe l'oeil drawing of pinned papers, printed text and engravings on a wooden board, with a pink rose at center.

Trompe L'Oeil: Papers Pinned to Wall

Martin Cerulli, 1735/65

Engraving of a seated woman playing a lyre in a landscape with trees, framed by a rope border, labeled TALIA XVI.

Thalia, plate sixteen from Apollo and the Muses

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

The Servant, plate two from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Drawing of a young man with curly hair holding a lamb beside a wooden cross, rendered in brown wash and red chalk.

Saint John the Baptist with Lamb

After Carlo Cignani, n.d.

Engraving of an artisan with compasses at a table, a child behind him, and a hearth with a roasting spit at left.

The Artisan, plate three from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of a seated pope in a papal crown holding keys, framed by a rope border, labeled PAPA X at bottom.

The Pope, plate ten from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Watercolor of a pheasant flying over undergrowth while a hunter in a top hat watches from the right.

Pheasant and Hunter

Charles B. Newhouse, 1825-1877

Bust of Youth Wearing Hat (recto); Angel Head (verso)

After George Morland, n.d.

Engraving of Euterpe playing a double flute beside a tree, with rolling hills and a distant town in the background.

Euterpe, plate eighteen from Apollo and the Muses

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Putto Holding Flowers

possibly after Pellegrino Tibaldi, n.d.

Study for Sculpture of William III

John Michael Rysbrack, n.d.

Portrait of Bearded Man (Lodovico Ariosto?)

Unknown artist, 1550/59

Ink and wash drawing of a martyrdom scene with a seated ruler, nude figures, soldiers, and columns in an architectural settin

Martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul

after Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a procession of draped figures and two oxen in a frieze-like arrangement.

Procession of Figures and Oxen

Attributed to Girolamo Sellari, called Girolamo da Carpi, 1549/53

Pen drawing of a radiant host carried by angels above bishops, a mitre and kneeling figures on a cartouche.

Untitled - Uknown Artist

Uknown Artist, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tabernacle with the Man of Sorrows flanked by putti and angels under a draped canopy.

Tabernacle with Man of Sorrows

Circle of Domenico Campagnola, c. 1535

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated emperor facing a harnessed horse before steps, with onlookers and attendants behind.

Caligula Appointing His Horse Incitatus to the Consulship

Style of Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Pen and wash stage design of an Egyptian-style temple interior with seated statues, sphinxes, arches and an obelisk.

Stage Design

Attributed to Louis Jean Desprez, n.d.