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Art Institute of Chicago

23,908 works

Painted banner of a multi-armed deity with a trident standing on a bull, set against a red background with flowers.

Double-Sided Painted Banner (Paubha) with God Shiva

Unknown artist, 16th-17th century

Tall gold-ground panel of a bearded bishop saint in red vestment, holding a crozier and blessing, on checkered floor.

Panels from the Altarpiece of The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints: Bishop Saint

Italian; possibly Venice, 1450-75

Night painting of a Gothic hall with a steeple burning, smoke glowing red, and a crowd of silhouetted onlookers below.

Conflagration of the Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John Lewis Krimmel, 1819

Tibetan thangka of a seated monk with disciples, snowy mountains, clouds, and animals in a lower register.

Milarepa on Mount Kailash

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Full-length saint in black habit holding a red book and lily against a gold background with a checkered floor.

Panels from the Altarpiece of The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Italian; possibly Venice, 1450-75

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a waterfall, pine trees and small roofed houses beside rocks, with red seals.

Recluse Dwellings in the Autumn Mountains

Mi Wanzhong, 1621

Ming dynasty hanging scroll of misty mountains, bare trees, a riverside pavilion and a small boat with a figure.

Visiting Dai Kui on a Snowy Night 雪夜訪戴圖

Xia Kui, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 15th century

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin Mary rising in a red mandorla with angels, a kneeling saint and praying figures below.

Panels from the Altarpiece of The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints: The Assumption of the Virgin

Italian; possibly Venice, 1450-75

Half-length portrait of a man in a black hood and red garment, with a rural landscape visible at upper left.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, 1505

Hanging scroll of two scholars watching a waterfall among cliffs and pine trees, with attendants on a path.

Watching the Waterfall 高士觀瀑圖

Xia Kui, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 15th century

Panel of Saint Anthony Abbot with halo, dark habit, book, bell and staff against gold background.

Panels from the Altarpiece of The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints: Saint Anthony Abbot

Italian; possibly Venice, 1450-75

Dark twilight landscape with tepees under silhouetted trees, a horse and figures near camp, and an amber sky.

Indian Encampment

Ralph Albert Blakelock, c. 1877-85

Painting of soldiers attacking a stone manor house in an autumn landscape, with smoke and wounded men on the lawn.

The Attack on Chew's House during the Battle of Germantown, 1777

Edward Lamson Henry, 1878

Standing female saint with gold halo holding a palm frond, in red mantle and dark gown, against gold leaf background.

Panels from the Altarpiece of The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints: Saint Giustina of Padua

Italian; possibly Venice, 1450-75

Sepia sketch of nude youths and young women in a classical outdoor scene with a temple and tree trunks.

Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys

Edgar Degas, c. 1860

Painting of an allegorical female figure with a tricolor flag above soldiers and fallen men in a smoky battlefield.

The Defense of Paris

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1870-71

Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain landscape with pines, a hermit's retreat on a ledge, and calligraphy at upper left.

Noble Hermit in a Mountain Retreat

Chen Ruyan, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin Mary's death, with apostles, Christ holding her soul, and angels around a red-draped bier.

The Death of the Virgin

Gherardo Starnina, 1401

Ink landscape scroll of misty peaks, a river, a willow tree and thatched huts beneath drifting clouds.

Clouds over the River before Rain 溪雲欲雨圖

Still life painting of wine bottles, glasses, cheese, crackers, and a bowl of fruit and nuts on a white tablecloth.

Wine, Cheese, and Fruit

John F. Francis, 1857

Portrait of a woman in black dress and white headdress holding a prayer book against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman with a Prayer Book

Barthel Bruyn the Younger, 1555

Nepalese painting of a central deity in a chaitya shrine surrounded by stupas, deities, inscription band, and devotees, 1513.

Ushnishavijaya Within a Chaitya, Commemorating the Laksha Chaitya Vrata (Thousand Chaitya Ritual), with Dated Inscrip…

Unknown artist, 1513

Oil painting of a young woman in a dark dress looking down, holding flowers, with hills and a church spire at dusk.

Love's Melancholy

Constant Mayer, 1866

Portrait of a young man in a red embroidered doublet with a gold medallion, leaning on a ledge against a dark background.

Francesco de' Medici

Alessandro Allori, 1555

Indian painting of a woman hurrying through a dark forest at night toward a palace where a blue deity reclines.

Abhisarika Nayika (Heroine Running to Meet her Lover)

Unknown artist, Mid-18th century

Panel painting of Saint Anthony Abbot, a bearded monk in black habit and brown cloak with a gold halo against gold leaf.

Saint Anthony Abbot

Fra Angelico, 1440-41

Painting of a sleeping youth reclining as a crescent-crowned woman leans toward him, with cherubs and a dog nearby.

Diana and Endymion

Johann Michael Rottmayr, c. 1695

Persian miniature of a seated couple in a tiled pavilion, attendants, musicians with harp and lute, and flowering trees.

Page from a Manuscript of Kulliyat (Complete Works) by Sa'di

Unknown artist, Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), 17th century

Painting of a bishop halting an armored ruler in red cloak at a church doorway, with crowds and soldiers in the foreground.

Theodosius Repulsed from the Church by Saint Ambrose

Alessandro Magnasco, c. 1705

Painting of nude Venus in a shell chariot drawn by doves, with Cupid, above smiths working at a glowing forge.

Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

Johann Michael Rottmayr, c. 1695