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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Painted initial showing the Annunciation: an angel with a lily and Mary at a lectern under a dove, in a gold and red border.

The Annunciation in a Historiated Initial "M" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 15th century

Sepia sketch of a domed mosque with slender minarets rising above wooden houses and a cobbled street in Constantinople.

View of Constantinople

Possibly David Roberts, 1840/45

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a man's head in three-quarter view with curly hair and a frowning expression.

Roman Portrait Bust

Follower of Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of the ruined Colosseum in Rome with broken arches and small figures on the open ground.

Ruins of the Colosseum in Rome

Circle of Willem van Nieuwlandt, II, c. 1600

Brown wash drawing of a grand domed church interior with coffered vaults, small figures on the floor, and a glowing cross.

View of Crossing in Saint Peter's

Follower of Louis Jean Desprez, n.d.

Brown and white drawing of a ceiling design with a blank central panel, seated sages with books, putti, and scrolled ornament

Ceiling Decoration with Four Fathers of the Church, Sibyls and Prophets

possibly after Pasquale Cati, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head turned to the left, with curled hair and white highlights on tan paper.

Female Head

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a nude putto seen from behind, standing beside a stone pedestal.

Standing Putto From the Back

Style of Generic Parrocel, n.d.

Head of Bearded Man in Three-Quarter Profile to Right

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded male saint in flowing drapery, leaning forward with bare feet on a mound.

Figure of a Male Saint

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Drawing of two curly-haired putti with a lamb, rendered in grey and red chalk on pale paper.

Two Putti with Lamb

After Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of God the Father in glory amid clouds, with angels kneeling below and cherubs around him.

God the Father in Glory

Possibly after Pietro Testa, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a chaotic cavalry battle with armored riders, rearing horses, banners, and fallen soldiers.

Battle between Romans and Barbarians

Veronese Italian, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ and God the Father, with kneeling Saints Jerome and Francis below.

Saints Jerome and Francis of Assisi Adoring the Trinity

Bartolomeo Passarotti, c. 1570

Pen and brown ink drawing of a grove of trees with rolling hills in the distance.

Grove of Trees with Hills in Distance

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Red and black chalk drawing of a pointing hand and forearm on toned grey paper, with a dark sleeve above.

Hand Pointing and Forearm

Antoine Coypel, n.d.

Chalk study of a hand and forearm in red and black chalk with white highlights on tan paper.

Hand and Forearm

possibly Antoine Coypel, n.d.

Monochrome drawing of thatched huts beneath large trees, with a rocky foreground and a tower on a hill at left.

Huts Near the Sea

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Stoning of Saint Stephen with figures, trees, a classical arch and a distant city.

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Genoese or Venetian Italian, n.d.

Pencil study of a woman's head bowed downward, eyes closed, with wavy hair falling around her face and ear.

Head, Study for Mirror of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Pencil study of a woman's head turned sideways, eyes closed, with flowing wavy hair, by Edward Burne-Jones.

Reflection of Head, study for Mirror of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman cradling a sleeping infant, with a kneeling man and child and sketched architecture behin

Rest on the Flight Into Egypt

Attributed to Giulio Cesare Procaccini, c. 1600

Pen and ink sketches of a griffin, grotesque heads and a bent leg on paper, attributed to Agostino Carracci.

Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg

Attributed to Agostino Carracci, 1590/94

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin, Christ Child, infant John the Baptist, an older man, a lamb and a basket.

Holy Family with Saint Anne and Infant Saint John the Baptist

Attributed to Paolo Gerolamo Piola, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child with a bearded saint at left and a kneeling female saint at right under a c

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Catherine

Attributed to Pietro Faccini, n.d.

Drawing of an older bearded cardinal in a wide clerical hat and white collar, rendered in chalk and graphite.

Bust of Cardinal de la Rochefoucault

Daniel Dumonstier, 1624

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds with angels while onlookers gesture upward below a stone terrace.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Possibly Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of four women and a child grouped together on blue-grey paper, gazing upward.

Group of Four Women and Child

After Domenichino, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head with flowing hair, turned three-quarters, with deep shadows around the eyes.

Head of God the Father

Attributed to Daniele Ricciarelli, called Daniele da Volterra, n.d.

Pen sketch of a bacchanalian procession with satyrs playing pipes, putti, and reclining figures on pale paper.

Bacchante

after Pietro Testa, 1642/44