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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Loose sketch of fashionable men and women strolling past a street lamp, one man in a top hat, one woman in a feathered hat.

Promenade

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Brown wash drawing of an oval spandrel with mythological figures flanked by a bearded man and a seated youth in scrollwork.

Spandrel with Rape of Orytheia Flanked by Hercules and Omphale

Possibly after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated female saint with flower wreath beside a crucifix, rocky landscape behind her.

Saint Dorothy Praying in Desert

probably after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Kneeling Man Approaching Another Figure

Attributed to or after Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded god with an eagle on clouds beside a winged youth in a hat.

Jupiter and Mercury in the Clouds

Possibly Giacinto Gimignani, n.d.

Engraving of soldiers seizing a bearded man in a crowd, within a Gothic arched frame, with onlookers and a fallen lantern.

Christ Taken Captive

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle, c. 1480

Sepia and white-highlighted drapery study showing a heaped cloth with soft folds against a shaded background.

Draperies

Andrea Carlo Lucchesi, c. 1877

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged figures and a nude figure in a landscape with trees and ruins.

Mythological Scene

Possibly a follower of Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman holding balance scales and a sword, gazing upward.

Justice

Attributed to Edme Bouchardon, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated Madonna holding the Christ child, with loose drapery lines on a cream sheet.

Madonna and Child

Possbily after Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Woman's Profile to Right

Style of Camillo Procaccini, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a nude bound man flanked by two figures, with head studies above.

Study for the Flagellation of Christ

called Palma il Giovane Jacopo Negretti, c. 1602

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined Roman arches, a stone sarcophagus, a standing woman and small figures among vegetation.

Roman Ruins and Two Figures

Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Pannini, n.d.

Pen and ink sketches of five ornate column capitals and bases on aged paper, with scrolls and fluted shafts.

Sketches of Corinthian Capitals

Possibly after Giovanni Paolo Pannini, n.d.

Profile Head of a Soldier with Helmet

Attributed to Gabriele Caliari, 1588/96

Pen and wash drawing of winged St. Michael with a spear standing over a writhing devil on a tinted paper.

St. Michael Archangel and the Devil

After Guido Reni, n.d.

Two loose black crayon sketches on pale paper: an older woman's head and shoulders above, and a standing woman in a hat below

Two Sketches

James McNeill Whistler, 1878/79

Red chalk drawing of a curly-haired youth in loose drapery, head turned upward, one hand raised.

Half-length Draped Figure

Guido Reni, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of an angel above a man lifting a slab, with skulls and bones below in an oval composition.

Resurrection of the Dead

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1600/10

Man on Bended Knee, Pulling on Rope

Bernardino Poccetti, c. 1604

Black chalk and white highlight drawing on grey paper of a draped man striding left and pointing with his outstretched arm.

Moses Striding to the Left, Pointing with Left Hand

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing warrior with a spear over his shoulder and a round shield, wearing a fringed skirt and sash.

Standing Warrior

After Salvator Rosa, 1635/99

Brown ink and wash drawing of a saint on a cloud, looking up, holding an open book and quill pen.

Saint Anthony of Padua

After Giambattista Tiepolo, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a draped dress reading a book, head bowed toward the page.

Seated Woman Reading

François Boucher, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of figures raising a large cross in an arched interior, framed by ornate decorative architecture.

Saint Helena Kneeling before the True Cross

Cesare Nebbia, c. 1582

Brown ink drawing of a seated pope blessing two veiled women, with a crowd and a fortress tower behind.

Pope Blessing Two Women in the Presence of Satyr and Assembled Women with Castel Sant Angelo in the Background

After Federico Zuccaro, n.d.

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of two nude child figures, one holding a raised torch, standing together.

Pagan Child Couple

Circle of Domenico Beccafumi, called Il Mecarino, c. 1546

Ink caricature of a curly-haired man gesturing at his nose beside a glowing bottle labeled LB, with a handwritten caption.

And What has Brought [sic] Him to This?-The Bottle!!

Frederick Barnard, 1875

Brown ink sketch of a young boy in a loose cloak playing a small wind instrument, leaning on a ledge.

Child with Musical Instrument

Attributed to Thomas Barker, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of two schoolboys, one seated writing and one leaning over a table beside him.

Two School Boys

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830