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Art Institute of Chicago

24,208 works

Graphite drawing of an older priest's head turned upward, with a clerical collar and clasped hands below.

Head of a Priest

After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, after 1760

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a castle on a hill, an arched bridge, distant mountains and framing trees.

River Landscape with Castle

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Etching of a grounded galleon beside a cliff, sailors on the shore, and other ships on rough sea under clouds.

Merchant Ships

Reinier Nooms, 1643/68

Etching of a Venetian canal bridge with arched stone span, wooden pilings, reflections, and old buildings behind it.

Ponte del Piovan

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of a lagoon with mooring posts, small boats, and a distant city skyline under crossing diagonal lines.

Long Lagoon

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of Venice's lagoon waterfront at dawn, with domed church, bell towers, moored boats and diagonal plate hatching.

La Salute: Dawn

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of a moored fishing boat with hanging sail and figures, calm water, and a domed church on the distant shore.

The Fishing Boat

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of wicker lobster pots on a shore with curving rope lines and distant boats on the water.

Lobster Pots - Selsea Bill

James McNeill Whistler, 1880/81

Etching of a long Venetian waterfront with palazzi, boats and masts along the lagoon under a hatched cloudy sky.

Long Venice

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Decorated manuscript initial M with two red roses, green leaves, a blue medal panel, and a wavy patterned background.

Decorated Initial "M" with Roses and a Medal from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Hand-painted cutting showing three red flowers with green leaves on branching stems, on aged yellowed paper.

Manuscript Cutting with Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Red and green stylized flowers and stems in a red-bordered decorated initial from a manuscript page.

Decorated Initial with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial in red and grey with a pink flower sprig and green leaves, beside musical notation.

Decorated Initial "A" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a large red rose on a green stem, wavy red and green borders, and small roses in the corner

Decorated Initial "P" with Roses from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Illuminated manuscript initial with a painted crucifix labeled INRI, framed by red, blue and green decorative borders.

Historiated Initial "N" with Crucifix from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower on a green stem, framed by wavy red patterns and gothic lettering above.

Decorated Initial "T" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower and green leaves inside an oval, surrounded by wavy red patterns and rosettes.

Decorated Initial "O" with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical illuminated border with red and blue scrolling foliage, a bird, strawberries and flowers on a pale gold ground.

Illuminated Border with Bird, Strawberries and Flowers from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated Initial "N" with Terme (or Grotesque) and Urn from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical strip of painted illuminated border with green leaves, vines, and pink and blue flowers on a tan background.

Illuminated Border with Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical painted border with a moth, red and yellow blossoms, pansies and green leaves on a gold speckled ground.

Illuminated Border with Moth and Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Print of the River Thames with a stone bridge, rowing boat, cattle wading, a horse cart and a white villa at left.

A View Looking Up the River Thames to Richmond Bridge

Francis Jukes, n.d.

Grey-green chalk drawing of a seated woman with a child and a bearded elder in a draped interior, with faint grid lines.

The Family of Saint John the Baptist

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, c. 1771

Hand-colored print of a Thames riverbank with a sailing boat, horses in shallow water, cottages, and trees under cloudy sky.

View of Hillbank on the River Thames near London

Francis Jukes, published 1795

Etching of a dark arched passage over a canal, with moored boats, figures on the shore and hanging laundry on old buildings.

San Biagio

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a classical temple scene with a kneeling woman, armed men, a seated statue of Poseidon, and a grieving f

Cléombrote and Léonidas

Baron François-Xavier Fabre, c. 1795

Etching of a man smoking a pipe beside a fence, holding a bridled horse before a thatched farm building.

Riding School and Horses

Johann Adolph Darnstedt, 1806

Engraved harbor scene with a tall tower, ruined fortress, sailing ships, rowboats and fishermen on rocks under a cloudy sky.

Port near Naples

Adrian Zingg, 1754/1808

Engraved seascape of a gulf near Naples with sailing ships, rowing boats, a ruined temple on a rocky hill, and figures on a q

Gulf near Naples

Adrian Zingg, 1754/1808

Sepia wash drawing of the town of Herrenhut with a church steeple, rolling hills, a weeping tree and figures on a path.

Herrenhut in Saxony

Adrian Zingg, 1754/1816