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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Graphite drawing of a young woman in a large bonnet and tiered dress holding flowers beside a stone pedestal in a garden.

An Elegant Young Woman in a Garden

Alexandre Moitte, c. 1785

Small etched portrait of a young woman with hair tied in a bow, hand raised near her face, on a large cream sheet.

Portrait of a Young Woman (The American Girl)

Edvard Munch, 1894

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young curly-haired David looking down at Goliath's head beside a sword.

David with Goliath's Head and Sword

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1587

Brown ink drawing of the round Temple of Vesta at Tivoli on a hillside with ruins, ivy-covered tree and figures.

Temple of Vesta, Tivoli

Possibly after Paul Bril, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of windswept trees, grazing goats and sheep, and a castle on a distant hill.

Wooded Landscape with Donkeys and Goats, and Castle on Hill in Distance

After Pieter Bruegel, the elder, n.d.

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded older man with curly hair and a wide lace collar, turned to the side.

Hendrick van Balen

After Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a saint gazing up at the Virgin and Child on clouds, surrounded by angels and kneeling figures.

Vision of Philip Neri

Attributed to Anthonie van Dyck, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman with long hair beside a man leaning over a stone tomb, with white highlights.

Kneeling Magdalene and Tomb Attendant

After Federico Barocci, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a female figure with arms raised, head tilted back, beside a vessel and draped cloth.

Voluntary Poverty

After Domenichino, after 1627

Pen and brown ink drawing of several cherubic cupids crowded into a woven basket beside a cluster of grapes.

Basket of Cupids

Attributed to Jan Boeckhorst, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped female figure balancing an object on her head, on a stone plinth.

Female Caryatid

After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a rearing horse with a flowing mane and a rider seen from behind, on a toned sheet.

Man on Rearing Horse, Seen from Behind

Style of Charles Parrocel, n.d.

Kneeling Female Saint in Profile

Attributed to Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Pen and ink study of a standing female figure with a staff and a peacock beside her, over faint grid lines.

Study for Juno (or Diana) with a Peacock

Luca Cambiaso, 1584/85

Pencil sketch on blue paper of a standing youth in a cloak holding a hat, with studies of legs and drapery.

Standing Youth Holding Hat, and Sketch of Legs

Probably Domenico Fiasella, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Zeus with an eagle beside Psyche on clouds, with a winged figure in the upper left.

Zeus and Psyche

Lazzo Tavarone, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing monk in a flowing robe, hands clasped at the chest, on aged paper.

Standing Monk Holding Host and Palen

Ludovico Carracci, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of Hercules raising a club against a serpent in a garden of trees and figures.

Study for Hercules Slaying the Serpent Ladon in the Garden of the Hesperides

Andrea Lilio, c. 1626

Drawing of the Holy Family: Mary seated, nude infant with a staff, and bearded Joseph at right, in soft graphite tones.

Holy Family

After Bartolommeo Schedoni, after 1611

Pencil drawing on an oval sheet of three children with a goat beside a tree and foliage, in the style of Jacob de Wit.

Three Children and a Goat

Style of Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of an angel with wings pointing ahead while holding the hand of a boy, with a dog in the foreground.

Tobias and the Angel

After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated warrior seen from behind, holding a spear and flag, with a shield and weapons nearby.

Warrior at Rest

After Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a draped robe leaning over a table to cut bread, seen from behind.

Standing Man Seen From Behind Cutting Bread

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Persian manuscript page with winged angels, gold clouds and a seated figure on blue ground, framed by calligraphic text panel

The Ascent of the Prophet to Heaven, Page from the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), c. 1600

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated woman with a hand mirror and a standing woman carrying a jar.

Two Ladies of Ancient Rome

Paolo Mei, c. 1893

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a woman in a feathered hat and bodice on blue-gray paper.

Portrait of a Lady

Style of Thomas Worlidge, n.d.

Sepia drawing of two tall poplar trees beside a stream, with a seated figure, a ruin on a hill, and distant hills.

Two Poplars and Seated Figure Beside Stream

Style of William Alfred Delamotte, n.d.

Drawing of a young woman beside a tree with a spilled jug and women carrying vessels in the background.

Illustration for La Fontaine's Pierrette et le Pot-au-Lait

Follower of François Boucher, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a feathered hat riding a leaping horse past a fence and trees, with handwritten caption bel

Leap Year, Britannia!

Possibly after Sir John Tenniel, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a young boy in draped cloth lifting a large oval weight overhead with both arms.

Boy Carrying Weight

After Charles Le Brun, n.d.