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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Brown wash drawing of a haloed female saint reclining on clouds in ecstasy, with angels above and a columned interior below.

Ecstasy of a Female Saint

Possibly Domenico Piola, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a bare-legged armoured man in helmet holding an upright spear, with an 1824 inscription.

Standing Man in Armour Holding Lance

George Hayter, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a young woman with a braided head wrap and jeweled ornament, gazing upward, on cream paper.

Sibyl

Charles Heath, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a nude putto with raised arms, over faint grid lines, on a light tan sheet.

Putto with Raised Arms

called Il Pomarancio Cristofano Roncalli, 1580/90

Pen and wash drawing of two nude figures embracing in shallow water beside rocks and trees, in a landscape setting.

Salmacis and Hermaphroditus

Attributed to Pasquale de' Rossi, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of ducks and ducklings beside a grindstone in a barn interior, with a handwritten note at lower right.

Ducks, Ducklings and Grindstone

I John Frederick Herring, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a youthful figure in a niche holding a severed head, with a relief panel above.

Niche Statue of David with the Head of Goliath

Possibly Francesco de'Rossi, called Salviati, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a rustic country inn with an arched stone gateway, a curving road, and travelers in period dress.

Country Inn

Willian Hodges, 1764/97

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing man holding a child, with a crouched figure and head studies below and above.

A Group of Figures

Jusepe de Ribera, c. 1649

Pen and ink sketch of a rustic dairy interior with women working, a man in a hat, dogs, and wooden barrels.

In Ayrshire Dairy

David Octavius Hill, 1822-1870

Pen and ink drawing of a sailing boat with figures leaving a shoreline with a small building, choppy water in foreground.

Departure

David Octavius Hill, 1848-1870

Female Head

Attributed to Gaetano Gandolfi, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a horned cow standing among a flock of sheep beside a wooden fence and shrubs.

Cows and Sheep

Robert Hills, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of men in period dress, one vaulting over a chair with a cane, with handwritten caption below.

A Light Method of Vaulting

Attributed to Henry William Bunbury, n.d

Red chalk drawing of a winged putto standing nude, extending one arm with a club, with sketched wings and cloud forms.

Putto with Club of Hercules

called Marco da Faenza Marco Marchetti, 1575/78

Sepia watercolor of a ruined abbey with lancet windows, a cottage, stone walls, trees, and figures in the foreground.

Wenlock Abbey, Sharpshire

George Augustus Holmes, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf and draped gown beside an urn in a shadowed interior.

Seated Woman

John Hoppner, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a sleeping infant reclining on a cloth, head tilted back, one hand raised to the chest.

Sleeping Christ Child Holding Cross

Attributed to Carlo Cignani, n.d.

Graphite portrait sketch on tan paper of a man's head turned right, eyes looking upward, with loose curling hair.

John Flaxman

Possibly after Ozias Humphry, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of winged angels and putti in flight, with a figure carrying a cross at lower left.

Sketches of Angels and Putti

Daniel Gran, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a harbor with sailing ships, a rowboat with figures, and a hilltop fortress above waterfront buildings

Seaport with Fortress

Attributed to William John Huggins, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a fox carrying a cock in its jaws past cabbage leaves and a wooden door.

Fox Stealing a Cock

Samuel Howett, n.d.

Profile of Male Head, Crowned with Laurel Leaves

Attributed to Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a forest scene with a large tree, several foxes in the foreground, and a small running figure.

Fox Hunt

Attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a winged horned monster with a human-like bearded head, spread wings and clawed feet, on tan paper.

Squatting Monster with Human Head and Wings

the Elder Virgilius Solis, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of wolves leaping inside a wooden barn while a hunter with a pole watches from above.

Wolf Hunt in Russia

Attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling saint before an altar, with an angel and cherub in a columned classical interior.

Saint Kneeling before Altar with Statue of Madonna and Child

Style of Sébastien Bourdon, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a lion leaping at a crouching man who grips a branch beside a rocky cliff.

Dr. Sparman's Story of the Hottentot and the Lion

Attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Pen and red chalk study of angels above a crowd of robed figures beside columns and a platform, with a kneeling figure.

Study for the Trial of Saint Dominic's and Albigensian Books by Fire

Leonello Spada, 1614/16

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in flowing robes holding a dove, on blue-gray paper.

Seated Female Figure (Saint Scholastica?) Holding a Dove

Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.