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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Red chalk study of the Madonna holding a sleeping Christ child, with a male saint leaning in beside her.

Madonna and Sleeping Christ Child with Male Saint

School of Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Head of Bearded Man

Style of Pietro Antonio Novelli, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a stone church with a square tower, Gothic window, thatched cottages and rolling hills beyond.

Eastdam Church near Eastbourn Sussex

William Roxby Beverley, Aug. 27, 1866

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated Madonna on clouds with a sketch of an angel's wing at lower right.

Madonna Seated on Clouds and Sketch of Angel's Wing

the Younger Michelle Corneille, c. 1660-1680

Pencil drawing of an angel rising above a flaming altar while two kneeling figures look up in a wooded landscape.

Sacrifice of Manoah

Possibly Michel Corneille, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a nude figure reaching down toward rocks, with a dark collector's stamp in the lower right corner.

Nude Figure Reaching Down Between Rocks

Attributed to William Blake, c. 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a falling winged figure with serpents above a horned beast and flames in a dark, smoky scene.

Descent to Hell

Possibly Henry Fuseli, n.d.

Graphite and white chalk drawing on green paper of the Virgin with the Christ Child and kneeling adorers in a nativity scene.

Adoration of the Shepherds

After Parmigianino, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a woman raising a sword beside two children, with a winged serpent figure above in the clouds.

Medea Killing Her Children

Previously attributed to William Blake, 1777-1827

Brown ink and wash study of the Presentation of the Christ Child, with a bishop receiving the infant before an arched doorway

Study for the Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple

After Giuseppe Porta, called Giuseppe Salviati, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a garden with a stone balustrade, a fountain jet over a pool, and a large tree on the right.

Balustrade and Fountain, Saint Anne's Heath

Jabez Bligh, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude winged putto, Cupid, standing beside a tree with a bow and arrows at his feet.

Cupid Tied to a Tree

Attributed to Giorgio Picchi, 1570/99

Sepia wash drawing of David holding up Goliath's severed head above the fallen giant, with soldiers in the background.

David and Goliath

Henry Pierce Bone, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a frieze-like procession of classical figures, with a central armored warrior holding a shield.

Sarcophagus with Judgement of Paris

Attributed to Pierre Brebiette, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of witch-like figures with raised arms and wands on storm clouds, with a seated hooded figure in front.

Three Witches from MacBeth

Henry Pierce Bone, n.d.

Pencil drawing of old timber-framed shops on Bridge Street, Chester, with signs, figures and cobbled road.

Bridge St. Chester

Alexander Stuart Boyd, n.d.

Plaster Cast of Left Hand

Onorio Marinari, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Jerome, a bearded penitent seated on rocks beside a lion, with a crucifix and clouds.

Saint Jerome

Formerly attributed to Paolo de Matteis, n.d.

Pencil and chalk sketch of a cottage with steep roof beside a still canal, trees and a windmill in the distance.

Cottage on Edge of Canal

Henry Bright, c. 1840

Pen and wash drawing of a triton with a trident and a nereid on waves, with two putti riding a sea creature behind.

Triton, Nereid, and Putti

called Il Bastarolo Giuseppe Mazzuoli, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of uniformed officers seated and standing around a pedestal table in an interior room.

Collapse of the Confederacy

Gordon Frederick Browne, 1895

Pen and wash drawing of a standing peasant man with arms akimbo beside a small shrub on open ground.

Standing Peasant with Arms Akimbo

Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of two caricatured women standing; the older one holds a pitcher, the other has curled hair.

Caricatures of Two Women (recto); Praying Judas (verso)

Attributed to Pier Francesco Mola, n.d.

Standing Woman in Three-Quarter Profile Wearing Broad Brimmed Hat

After Sir Edward Burne-Jones, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a cobblestone city street with gabled buildings, dormer windows, chimneys, and small figures near an awning

City Street

William Burges, 1876

Sepia drawing of the Holy Family with Mary Magdalene offering a bird to the infant Christ, with fruit at right.

Holy Family with Mary Magdalene

after Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a seated bearded figure in draped robes with a globe and cherub heads in clouds below.

Seated Christ

After Domenichino, after 1635

Woman with Baby

Thomas Burke, n.d.

Head of an Old Man

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a child's head turned upward, with curly hair and softly shaded features on pale paper.

Child's Head, Looking Upward

Possibly after Raphael Sanzio, called Raphael, 17th century