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Art Institute of Chicago

657 works

Woodcut of five armored halberdiers marching in a row, holding long spears with decorative blades over their shoulders.

Halberdiers, from the Triumphal Procession of Maximilian

the elder Hans Burgkmair, published 1526, printed 1779 or later

Pen and brown wash drawing of peasants seated and eating beside a ship's hull, with onlookers in the background.

Satyr Among the Peasants

Barent Fabritius, 1645/50

Pen drawing of a busy street with a man in a top hat on a ledge, a couple walking, and crowds beside balconied buildings.

Street Scene

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman grasping a man in a cloak beside tall trees and distant hills.

Joseph and Patiphar's Wife

Benjamin West, n.d.

Pencil sketch of the Peacock Room with three tall panels of peacocks above and a loose peacock drawing below.

Sketch of the Peacock Room

James McNeill Whistler, 1898

Pen drawing of a woman in a headscarf carrying a child, with marching soldiers and a dog in the street behind her.

Woman and Child

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, n.d.

Etching of a man in a cap leaning over a wooden boat on a calm river, with tall trees along the far bank.

Morning on the River

Alphonse Legros, c. 1900

Lithograph of two men dueling with swords in a wooded outdoor setting, with onlookers in the background.

Modern Duel

Francisco Goya, 1825/26

Brown ink and wash drawing of a group of standing figures in flowing robes, with several heads clustered at the upper left.

Group of Nine Standing Figures

called Parmigianino Francesco Mazzola, 1524/27

Oval print of a young woman in a plumed hat and ruffled collar, with inscriptions above and below the frame.

The Young Spainard

Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of gesturing men, a horse, and classical columns, with a putto at lower left.

Fragment of a Composition with People Gesturing and Horses in the Background

After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with cherubs and angels around her, highlighted in white.

Assumption of the Virgin

After Domenico Maria Canuti, n.d.

Circular drawing of classical gods and winged putti among clouds, one putto being chastised by a figure below.

The Chastisement of Cupid by Jealousy in the Presence of Diana and Mars

After Marcantonio Franceschini, 1692/1700

Sepia oval print of a seated woman in classical dress with a winged child reaching up, beside a tree and distant hills.

Sappho Listening to Love

Francesco Bartolozzi, n.d.

Woodblock print of picnickers under pink cherry trees beside a blue bay, with pine trees and moored boats.

Cherry-blossom Viewing at Goten Hill (Gotenyama hanami), section of a sheet from the series "Famous Places in the Eas…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Engraving of a triumphal procession with elephants, torch bearers and classically dressed figures in a hatched style.

The Elephants, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1498

Etching of an angel descending toward a seated hermit beside a staff in a rocky desert landscape.

Hermit Saint in the Desert

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1752/56

Woodblock print of masted boats on a blue bay, with travelers, a pack horse, and a lantern-lit teahouse on the shore.

True View of Takanawa (Takanawa shinkei), section of a sheet from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (T…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Engraving of an elderly bearded man and a young woman seated outdoors beside a horse, with a castle in the background.

The Ill-Assorted Couple (The Offer of Love)

Marcantonio Raimondi, c. 1506

Stylized woman's face with flowing blue hair above a cluster of red roses, in a flat graphic print style.

Woman's Head with Roses

Koloman Moser, 1899

Woodblock print of a pine tree with dark green needles and a rust trunk in front of a full moon on blue.

Pine tree and full moon, section of an untitled harimaze sheet

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1850s

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura

Richard Houston, 1755

Pen and ink drawing of a wooded pond bank with trees, shrubs, rocks and a cloudy sky.

Bank of a Pond

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Woodblock print of a bullfinch hanging upside down from a branch with pink blossoms on a teal background.

Bullfinch, section of an untitled harimaze print

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840s

Lithograph of two women in a sketched interior, one seated in an armchair and one leaning forward beside a curtain.

Instructions for the Day

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1900

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted rider on a prancing horse with turbaned companions and a spear, on tan paper.

Arab Horsemen

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Watercolor of two little girls in fur-trimmed winter coats and bonnets, one in blue and one in cream, on a tan mount.

Two Little Girls in Fur-Trimmed Coats

Kate Greenaway, 1900

Watercolor interior scene of women in period dress gathered around an infant, with a man peeking from a doorway.

It's Papa Can't Bear it Out of His Sight

Randolph Caldecott, 1872

Pen and ink sketch of a riverside town with an arched bridge below steep, hatched mountain cliffs on tan paper.

The Great Bridges

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Etching of a family scene: a father raises his arms in anger while others kneel, grasp, and react in a plain interior.

Paternal Curse

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1777-78