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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Etching of a seated woman in a fur-trimmed robe and feathered turban reclining on a cushion beside a draped curtain.

Sultane Noire, plate 28 from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque

the elder Joseph-Marie Vien, 1748

Etching of a standing woman in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe, labeled Sultane Reine, in a garden setting.

Sultane Reine, plate 29 from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque

the elder Joseph-Marie Vien, 1748

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman with auburn hair glancing sideways, shoulders partly bare, on a tan sheet.

Study for Female Head (verso); Head of Christ (recto)

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, 1635/40

Pencil drawing of a stand of tall leafy trees with a rolling hill and a small figure in a field.

A Stand of Elm Trees (recto); A Study of East Bergholt with the Church (verso)

John Constable, c. 1802

Pen and ink sketch of nude male figures and winged putti, one putto holding a palm frond, on a pale sheet.

A Study of Bound Male Figures being Manhandled, and Various Putti, One Holding a Palm Frond

Circle of Agostino Carracci, c. 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti, a bending male figure, and an arm study on a light sheet.

Studies of a Figure Bending Over, Two Putti, and an Arm (recto); Rest on the Flight into Egypt (verso)

Cesare Rossetti, 1596/97

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, with children, a seated Virgin and a standing figu

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist

Follower of Federico Barocci, 1570/80

Pen and brown wash drawing of Christ washing the feet of a disciple, with onlookers, a column and drapery.

Christ Washing the Disciples’ Feet

Giovanni Balducci, 1582/84

Charcoal study of a woman's head tilted upward and to the right, with veiled hair, on toned paper.

Female Head Study Looking Up to Right (recto); Study of Two Figures Supporting an Object (verso)

Follower of Guido Reni, 1630/70

Woodblock print of a woman in a snowy bamboo grove digging with a tool, wearing a patterned kimono and woven hat.

Gathering Bamboo Shoots

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono beside a pine tree and a yellow pillar, with rippling water behind her.

Casting a curse at the hour of the ox (ushi no koku mairi)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in red kimono and a seated child with a washbasin on a veranda, with a bamboo railing.

Ono no Komachi Washing the Book

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of two women in kimono indoors by a lattice window, one working with floss silk, the other resting her head.

Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a room with a koto zither, one reading a book beside a lattice screen.

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Two women in kimono beside a paper lantern and sliding screen, with autumn maple and a river visible through a window.

Evening Glow of a Lamp (Andon no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Two women in kimono sit on a veranda beside a clock and shoji screen, with ivy and bamboo, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Evening Bell of the Clock (Tokei no bansho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of two women in a parlor, one combing the other's hair beside a folding screen and reed-filled window.

Autumn Moon in the Mirror (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Japanese print of chrysanthemums in an ornate footed bowl beneath a rising moon and soft clouds.

Chrysanthemums and the Rising Moon

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of a seated woman with long black hair in layered patterned robes with cherry blossoms, by Suzuki Harunobu.

The Poetess Ono no Komachi

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman with a brazier and a figure at a fence beside maple branches with autumn leaves.

Burning Autumn Maple Leaves

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of a woman in a red patterned kimono looking up at pink peach blossoms beside a bamboo fence.

Under a Peach Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of two women walking under a parasol in falling snow, wearing kimono and geta sandals.

Snow on the Way Back from the Public Bath

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodblock print of a woman in a checked kimono washing cloth in a stream beneath a willow tree, with a wooden tub on the bank

Washing Cloth in a Stream

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woman in patterned kimono holding bells and a wand with paper streamers beside a red railing, Japanese woodblock print.

The Kagura Dancer

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol walking through a snowy bamboo grove, in a patterned green kimono.

Passing the Bamboo Grove

Suzuki Harunobu, 1766

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono reaching toward white cloth in a rippling river, with calligraphy above.

The Jewel River at Chofu (Chofu no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Three women in patterned kimono wade across a river beside a yellow flowering shrub, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Jewel River at Ide (Ide no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Etching of an outdoor dance under garlanded trees with lanterns, musicians on a platform at right, and spectators seated in t

The Dance at Auteuil

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761

Woodblock print of two women gathering spring flowers under cherry blossoms on a green hillside.

Gathering Spring Flowers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Woman in kimono hangs a landscape scroll in a room while a cat looks on, with a garden visible through a sliding door.

Hanging a Painting (parody of the Third Princess)

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767