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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of three figures, one holding a cross, with a severed head on the ground.

Three Figures with Severed Head on Ground

Circle of Marcantonio Bassetti, 1600/20

Pen drawing of Saint Peter's Basilica's dome and facade in Rome, framed by a circular border with a sunburst behind it.

Exterior View of Apse, Saint Peter's

Liévin Cruyl, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of three cherubs playing near a rock, with a sheep, flowers, and a bird in a landscape.

Three Cherubs Playing around a Rock

Follower of or after Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a seated nude beside a satyr playing a lyre in a wooded landscape with small background figures.

The Judgement of Midas: Apollo and Pan

Circle of Jacopo Zanguidi, called Bertoia, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a Visitation scene with robed women, a kneeling figure, and angels among clouds above.

Sketches after Various Paintings, including the Visitation

Follower of Francesco Monti, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child seated on clouds, surrounded by putti and cherub heads.

Virgin and Child Seated on Clouds

After Paolo Farinati, n.d.

Grey wash and white-heightened drawing of a seated woman attended by winged cherubs in a wooded landscape with a basket.

Cupid and Psyche

Bon Boullongne, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of an older bearded man's head with curly hair and long flowing beard on pale paper.

Head of a Bearded Man

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 1700/1799

Pen and wash drawing of a woman picking apples with children, a sheep, and two resting shepherds beneath a tree.

Apple Harvesters and Resting Shepherds

Possibly after Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Pencil portrait of a bearded man in a skullcap, white collar and buttoned cloak, turned three-quarters to the viewer.

Portrait Bust of a Cardinal

Style of Claude Mellan, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Matthew writing as an angel hovers nearby, with Adam and Eve and a crucifixion scene in t

Saint Matthew with Adam and Eve and the Tree of Jesse

Maerten de Vos, c. 1590/1600

Ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with saints beside a classical column and a basket of fruit.

Holy Family with Saints

After Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman's head turned left, hair piled high in curls, with soft hatched shading.

Head of Woman, Turning Left

Style of Angelica Kauffmann, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a bearded saint holding a sword beside three draped standing figures and a cherub, on an octagonal shee

Saint Paul and Three Other Standing Figures

Attributed to Count Antonio Maria Zanetti the Elder, 18th century

Sepia wash drawing of a villa with arched windows among tall pines, a figure on a terrace, and distant hills.

Villa in Naples

Style of Thomas Allom, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a young man in a wide-brimmed hat, head turned, looking sideways at the viewer.

Bust of Young Man with Hat

Attributed to Cornelis Visscher, n.d.

Grey paper sketch in black chalk and white highlights of several reclining cows with long horns and studies of legs.

Sketches of Cows

Rosa Bonheur, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a female saint ascending on clouds, attended by angels and cherubs with a palm frond.

Ascension of Female Saint

Martino Altomonte, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a crowned man and an armored warrior before soldiers, with domed city buildings behind.

Illustration to Scene from the Liberation of Jerusalem (Gerusalemme Liberata)

After Bernardo Castello, 1585/90

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and a lamb in a wooded landscape, with cherubs among the tr

Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Antonio Burrini, 1700-1799

Sepia wash drawing of a castle with a tall tower beside a river, with trees, figures and a rowboat in the foreground.

Castle Van Valkenburg

Style of Jacob van der Ulft, n.d.

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a winged putto seated on clouds, arms outstretched and gazing upward.

Putto Seated on Clouds

Denys Calvaert, 1600/12

Sepia drawing of a village street with a stone church tower, a thatched cottage, a stone wall and seated figures.

Village Church and Street

After Samuel Prout, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with ruins, a distant castle, and small figures with a dog on a path.

Figures in Landscape with Ruins and Castle

Style of Gaspar van Wittel, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a misty country lane with figures, a cottage, trees, and a ruined castle on a distant hill.

Saint Catherine's Hill, Guildford

Thomas Girtin, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of robed figures gathered around a sarcophagus, some kneeling and reaching upward toward angels above.

Assumption of the Virgin: Lower Half

Attributed to Marcantonio Bassetti, 1600/10

Brown wash drawing of a timber mill with waterwheel beside a river, a sailboat, and a clapboard building at right.

Marlow Mill

After William Alexander, n.d.

Brown ink landscape of a classical temple on a headland, sailing ships on a calm bay, and figures on the shore.

Seascape

After Claude Lorrain, n.d.

Pencil sketch of three cows, one standing, one lying down, and one grazing with head lowered, on pale paper.

Three Sketches of Cows

After Aelbert Cuyp, n.d.

Pen-and-ink drawing of a youth with flowing hair reading an open book held in both hands.

Seated Youth Writing in Book

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 17th/18th century