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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Pen drawing of two soldiers in feathered hats carrying long poles across their shoulders on a flat landscape.

Two Soldiers with Staffs

after Jacques Callot, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated classical ruler on a dais with soldiers, kneeling figures, and a draped canopy.

Scene From Roman History

Thomas Blanchet, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of draped women pleading before a warrior beside a ship's hull, with soldiers and a camp in the background.

Coriolanus with Veturia and Volumnia at the Volscian Camp

Thomas Blanchet, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated man in flowing robes holding a small child beside a stone pedestal.

Man with Hands Clasped

Style of Thomas Willeboirts, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude goddess amid sea figures, tritons, putti in clouds and onlookers under trees.

Birth of Venus

the Younger Michel Corneille, n.d.

Red chalk and brown wash drawing of an armored rider on a leaping horse above swirling clouds or smoke.

Marcus Curtius Pluging into the Abyss

Probably the school of Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Chalk drawing on gray paper of a cavalry battle with riders and rearing horses charging across the scene.

Cavalry Fight

Follower of Jacques Courtois, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a rocky mountain landscape with a waterfall, trees, and two small figures in the foreground.

Mountain Landscape with Two Figures in Foreground

After Gaspard Dughet, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of an ornate fountain with a basin, twisting column, dolphin supports and falling water.

Fountain

Théophile Fragonard, 1826-1876

Reddish-brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a draped robe holding a carpenter's square on his shoulder.

Saint Thomas

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated female nude leaning on a ledge, with a faint graphite sketch of a second figure at upper left.

Two Sketches of Seated Female Nude

Attributed to Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a soldier in a tall hat carrying a wooden chest through a street, smoking a pipe.

Soldier Carrying a Piece of Furniture

Paul Grégoire, 1781/1823

Sepia wash drawing of an elderly man in a buttoned coat turning his head, hands resting on a pale cloth in his lap.

Organ Grinder

Attributed to Jean Jacques de Boissieu, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a man and two children framed in an arched window opening.

Man and Two Children at Window

Style of Jean Louis de Marne, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a young girl's head with wavy hair, turned slightly and gazing directly at the viewer.

Head of a Girl with Fixed Eyes

By or after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, n.d.

Pencil sketch of an old man gesturing to children and peasant women in a rustic outdoor scene with a cart and horse.

Genre Scene with Old Man, Peasant Women and Children

Style of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of a donkey's saddles, harness, bridle and head.

Sheet of Sketches: Details of a Donkey and Accoutrements

Attributed to Charles Émile Jacque, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ beneath a cross, with putti and angels around them.

Pietà

Possibly Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, c. 1750-1800

Pen and ink drawing of a sleeping cat curled in a woven wicker basket on a pale cushion.

Cat Asleep in Basket

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a horse and rider beside a barrel under a vine trellis, with a sign reading AU CENA.

Horse with Monkey on Back

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a seated monkey with clasped hands beside a window and curtain, with a plate on the floor.

Begging Monkey

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of rococo scrollwork ornament with lilies, roses and garlands above a carved plinth.

Ornamental Design with Flowers

Circle of Jean Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a figure with flowing hair driving a team of galloping horses across a tan sheet.

Apollo and His Horses

François-Alexandre Verdier, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated helmeted warrior with a winged figure holding a staff above him, on toned paper.

Mercury and Mars

Marco Marcola, n.d.

Chalk study on grey paper of two bearded male heads, a half-length female nude, outstretched arms and hands.

Sketches of Half-Length Female Nude, Male Heads, Arms

the elder Louis de Boullogne, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing of Roman chariot race with galloping horses, charioteers, an obelisk and statues in background.

Roman Chariot Race (After Antique Bas Relief)

Attributed to Sébastien Le Clerc, the Younger, n.d.

Red chalk study of allegorical figures, a putto, a tiara and scrolling ornament on tan paper, by Luca Giordano.

Allegorical Figures Holding the Papal Insignia, study after the Allegory of Divine Providence in Palazzo Barberini in…

Luca Giordano, c. 1650

Pen and ink sketch of Saint Luke seated on clouds with a palette, painting near the Madonna and Child in the upper right.

Saint Luke Painting the Madonna and Child

François Lemoyne, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a haloed seated saint holding a book, with clouds and a cherub above.

Saint John the Evangelist

François Lemoyne, n.d.

Ink sketch of Saint Ildefonso receiving a chasuble from the Virgin amid clouds, angels, and architecture.

Saint Ildefonso Receiving a Chasuble from the Virgin

Attributed to Marco Tullio Merolle, n.d.