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Art Institute of Chicago

23,908 works

Night painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting, with orange lava flowing toward small figures and a moonlit bay beyond.

The Eruption of Vesuvius

Pierre-Jacques Volaire, 1771

Painting of two figures flanking an octagonal stone well in a landscape, with women carrying water jars and distant figures.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Pietro Perugino, 1500-05

Two women in white robes hang a rose garland on a red-walled classical colonnade, one on a ladder and one kneeling.

The Festival

Edward Poynter, 1875

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black hat and white collar, gazing directly at the viewer against a dark background.

Portrait of a Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Martin de Redin

Mattia Preti, 1660

Painting of a seated woman in a black dress holding a book, in a green armchair with a pink cushion, against a dark backgroun

Portrait of a Lady

Attributed to Adolphe Monticelli, 1870-79

Six-panel folding screen with ink scenes of a monkey trainer, farmers with sheaves, a thatched house and willow tree.

Monkey Trainers and Scenes of Chinese Life (耕作図屏風)

Kanō Yasunobu, Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century

Grisaille painting of nymphs and satyrs drinking wine in a woodland clearing, with a barrel, fruit basket and goat.

Nymphs and Satyrs Drinking

Johann Georg Platzer, 1740

Half-length portrait of a woman with pearl-adorned curled hair, black gown, and grey ruff collar against an ochre background.

Portrait of Isabella of Bourbon

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1630

Painting of a dark-haired woman reclining on white pillows beside a candlestick and glass decanter on a dark cabinet.

Resting

Antonio Mancini, c. 1887

Pointillist painting of well-dressed people with parasols relaxing on a sunny riverbank with sailboats and a black dog.

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat, 1884

Hanging scroll with large black ink calligraphy characters, a signature and red seals, framed by blue patterned silk mounting

Triptych of Calligraphy

Katsuzen Dowa, Late 17th-early 18th century

Oval still life painting of fruit in a white openwork basket, with strawberries, a silver sugar bowl, and a spoon on a damask

Fruit Piece

Hannah Brown Skeele, 1860

Portrait of an Officer of the 17th Foot, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment

Richard Cosway, 1787

Still life painting of hanging game birds, a cabbage and an apple above a ledge with a cut melon against a black background.

Still Life with Game Fowl

Juan Sánchez Cotán, 1600

Hanging scroll with four large black ink calligraphy characters, a signature, red seals, and patterned silk mounting.

Triptych of Calligraphy

Katsuzen Dowa, Late 17th- early 18th century

Saint George on a white horse spears a dragon while a kneeling princess watches, with a castle and spectators behind.

Saint George and the Dragon

Bernat Martorell, 1434-35

Cubist portrait of a seated man in a buttoned jacket, face and body fractured into angular blue and grey planes.

Portrait of Pablo Picasso

Juan Gris, 1912

Painting of a woman in a blue dress and cream bonnet seated among garden flowers beside a lattice fence.

Woman in a Garden

Berthe Morisot, 1882-83

Painting of a woman in blue and a mustached man in red bow tie seated at a restaurant table with wine and a rose.

At Mouquin's

William Glackens, 1905

Oval portrait of a man in a dark cap and garment, turned to the right, set against a red painted background.

Domenico da Gambassi

Andrea del Sarto, 1525-28

Red silk scroll with Manchu script columns, gold cloud motifs, and two woven dragons on the right.

Imperial Edict

Unknown artist, Dated: October 12, 1856, in the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (1851-1861)

Grayscale painting of a riverside boathouse with a canoe rental sign, two figures, and a rowboat on the bank.

The Boathouse

Luigi Loir, c. 1885

Sketch of a violent street battle with soldiers in helmets fighting turbaned figures amid fallen bodies and smoke.

Sketch for The Revolt of Cairo

Anne-Louis Girodet, c. 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled blonde hair, pearls, and fur wrap against red drapery, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire (d. 1689)

the Elder John Hoskins, c. 1638/89

Oval miniature of a bearded gentleman in a dark doublet and white collar, set in an ornate silver thistle pendant frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Attributed to John Hoskins the Elder, c. 1640

Grisaille painting of a crowded city square with a judge on a platform, a lectern speaker, and a tall column.

The Judgement of Zaleucus

Otto van Veen, c. 1605

Seated woman in a floral kimono beside a folding screen with cherry blossoms, with a writing box and fan on the floor.

A Beauty Behind a Screen

Miyagawa Chôshun, About 1750

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with white hair in a blue coat, red collar and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Col. Durell, Crown Equerry to the Prince Regent

Johns, 1798

Portrait of a seated woman in a brown dress with her young daughter in white, holding strawberries, before a green sofa.

Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan

Joshua Johnson, c. 1805

Miniature portrait of a gentleman with grey curly hair in a brown coat and white cravat, framed in seed pearls.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John T. Mitchell, 1806