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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Persian miniature of a seated couple in a garden with attendants, a blossoming tree, birds, fruit bowls, and gilded border.

Khosrow and Shirin in a Garden, a Scene from the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), late 16th/early 17th century

Painting of a bearded man leaning over a nude woman on a bed, with a sword on the floor, in a dim interior.

Tarquin and Lucretia

Tintoretto, 1578-80

Painting of a grey studio interior with two women in pale dresses and a man holding a palette beside a gilt mirror.

The Artist in His Studio

James McNeill Whistler, 1865-66

Abstract painting of overlapping geometric shapes in muted pink, grey, black and beige, with a striped circle at the base.

Provincetown

Marsden Hartley, 1916

Tibetan thangka of green Tara at center, surrounded by twenty-one smaller seated Tara figures on lotus thrones.

Buddhist Deity Green Tara and the Twenty-One Taras

Unknown artist, 18th century

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding a pink ribbon against a dark background.

Alice

William Merritt Chase, 1892

Painting of a white goblet with blue markings holding a pink flower, draped with yellow and blue cloth on a dark background.

Still Life No. 15

Marsden Hartley, c. 1917

Two painters in white outdoor clothing work beside a fountain and stone balustrade in a green garden.

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

John Singer Sargent, 1907

Painting of a young man with a halo seated by a tree beside a white lamb, holding a staff in a wild landscape.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Diego Velázquez, c. 1622

Elderly bearded man in a white shirt lights a long pipe at a wooden table beside a clay jug and bread.

Old Man Lighting a Pipe

Johann Carl Loth, c. 1660

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly hair and white headband against a blue sky, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Helen Pigott

Charles Robertson, c. 1780/1820

Persian manuscript page with a miniature of a birth scene, a fantastical bird, and calligraphy columns on a blue background.

The Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722)، dated c.1620

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

Portrait of a Man with blue coat and red vest

Nathaniel Plimer, 1775/1822

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls, white lace collar and dark dress, in an engraved gold frame.

Portrait of Mlle Bouquet

Louis François Aubry, c. 1816

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with long wavy hair, pearl necklace, and gold sleeve with jewelled brooches.

Portrait of Frances Theresa, Duchess of Richmond (1648-1702)

Richard Gibson, c. 1675

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with swept brown hair, navy coat, and white cravat against a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Patrick Blake of Tower Hill

Nathaniel Plimer, 1775/1822

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair, pearl hairpins, gold necklace and white ruffled collar.

Portrait of a Young Girl

John Thomas Barber Beaumont, c. 1815

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair, white cravat and blue coat against a blue background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William Mineard Bennett, 1800/50

Hanging scroll of a twisting plum branch with white blossoms and green bamboo leaves, with inscription and red seals.

Prunus and Bamboo

Lin Xue, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 1621

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair, pink dress and lace collar, against blue sky.

Portrait of a Lady

Christian Friedrich Zincke, c. 1720

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair in a grey coat and white frilled cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman in Light Brown Coat

Adam Buck, c. 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red military coat with yellow collar and plaid sash, against a pale blue background.

Portrait of Lieutenant Honable Richard Serle

Frederick Buck, 1800/40

Oval miniature portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and blue coat against red drapery, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Dr. Nevinson

John Comerford, 1800/32

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and white ruffled cravat against a pale blue sky.

Portrait of James Grant

George Engleheart, 1775/1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young officer in a red coat with powdered hair, in a gold frame edged with pearls.

Portrait of an Officer

Richard Cosway, c. 1785

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman in a grey wig, blue coat and white cravat against an olive background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Comerford, c. 1790/1800

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman with grey curled hair and white cravat in a blue enamel gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Andrew Plimer, c. 1785/90

Oval miniature portrait of a fair-haired man in a blue military coat with white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of the Prince Regent (King George IV)

Richard Cosway, 1789

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled grey hair, pearl necklace and white dress against a pale landscape.

Portrait of a Lady

John Comerford, c. 1790

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur cap, resting his hand on a book beside a globe.

An Old Man in a Fur Cap

Karel van der Pluym, c. 1655