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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Red chalk and pen sketch of a woman lifting an infant, with several studies of figures and heads around the central group.

Finding of Moses

Antonio Molinari, c. 1680-1720

Pen and brown wash sketch of figures gathered around an altar with a putto and clouds above.

Figures at an Altar

Giuseppe Diamantini, c. 1650/1700

Brown wash drawing of a funerary monument with a battle relief of horsemen and shielded warriors flanked by two bearded male

Design for Funerary Monument to the Marchese Francesco Gonzaga

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pen and ink architectural sketch of an altar with twisted columns, scrolled pediment, cartouche and handwritten measurements.

Sketch for an Altar of Saint Bartholomew

Attributed to Andrea Pozzo, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of winged Cupid overpowering the horned figure of Pan, with a hilltop town in the background.

Cupid Overcoming Pan

Orazio Samacchini, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, infant Christ, shepherds, oxen and angels.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Attributed to Agostino Carracci, c. 1580-1600

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man seated on stones, holding an open book, with white highlights on a grey-blue ground.

Standing Prophet Holding a Book

After Lattanzio Gambara, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tomb design with a reclining figure, a Madonna and child in a niche, and two standing women.

Project for a Tomb

Giulio Campi, 1537/43

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Last Supper with haloed Christ at a long table surrounded by apostles, a dog and bread.

Last Supper

Luca Giordano, c. 1685

Brown ink and wash drawing of three musicians playing pipes and a horn, one holding a tambourine and wearing a feathered hat.

Three Musicians Playing Horns and Pipe

Possibly after Bernardo Strozzi, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Last Judgement with Christ and the Virgin enthroned above rising and struggling figures.

Last Judgement

Circle of Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Giovane, n.d.

Black chalk and white highlight sketch of a girl in a headscarf carrying a large basket on her hip, on tan paper.

Fisher Girl with Basket

Attributed to Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, n.d.

Girl's Head in Three-Quarter View

Follower of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a putto's head with curly hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer on cream paper.

Head of Putto

After Guido Reni, after 1611

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with flowing hair and an anguished, searching expression.

Distress: Head of a Woman Looking Upwards

Possibly or school of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti blindfolding a third putto beside shrubs and a tree.

Two Putti Blindfolding a Third

Circle of Guido Reni, n.d.

Head of Girl in Profile to Right

François Boucher, n.d.

Pencil drawing of two shepherdesses and a young man playing bagpipe beneath a tree, with a dog in a rural setting.

Shepherdesses and Young Man Playing Bagpipe

After François Boucher, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a bishop in a tall mitre kneeling in prayer at a lectern, robes spread on the flo

Bishop Kneeling in Prayer

Follower of Abraham Bloemaert, n.d.

Red chalk study of a muscular left arm with hatched shading on aged yellowed paper.

Left Arm of a Hunter

Bernard Baron, n.d.

Head of a Hunter

Bernard Baron, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a winged angel with cherubs above two struggling male figures, one labeled as heresy.

The Triumph of Truth Over Heresy

Attributed to François Boitard, c. 1710

Woman's Head in Three-Quarter Profile to Right

Louis-Marin Bonnet, n.d.

Drawing of Neptune and Amphitrite in a sea chariot pulled by sea horses, with Cupid above and a distant coastal town.

Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite

the younger Louis Boullogne, 1706-07

Pen and brown wash drawing of Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear beside hunting dogs, with cupids above.

Venus and Adonis

Louis Chéron, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of Neptune on a sea chariot and Minerva beside an olive tree, with gods on clouds above.

Neptune and Minerva Discussing the Foundation of Athens

Follower of Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Oval drawing of nude giants falling amid rocks, with gods seated on clouds above and a distant city at left.

Fall of the Giants

After Guglielmo della Porta, 1550/59

Brown ink drawing of a seated bearded man scratching his leg beside a dog, with trees and a distant village behind him.

Seated Man Scratching His Leg

After Adam Elsheimer, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of an old man seated beside a table, reaching toward a young woman as an older woman in a bonnet looks on.

Literary Illustration: Old Man Detaining Young Woman, Who is Accompanied by Older Woman

John Collet, n.d.

Grey ink and wash drawing of soldiers with muskets and pikes in a battle among mountains, with falling figures and smoke.

Battle Scene

Attributed to Jan Luyken, n.d.