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Art Institute of Chicago

663 works

Child's Head

Donato Creti, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling mother in draped robes embracing a child, on tan paper.

Kneeling Mother Embracing Child

Attributed to Michelangelo Anselmi, c. 1550

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hero struggling with a crowned king beside wild horses, with classical arches and stone walls

Hercules Felling King Diomedes

called Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi, 1540/46

Faded red chalk drawing of a Roman-style triumphal procession with banners, soldiers, and a chariot.

Study for the Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. I

after Andrea Mantegna, n.d.

Gilded letter P in a purple-washed frame, with two armed soldiers and a fallen warrior with shields at the base.

Historiated initial "P" with Resurrection from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Judgment of Solomon with figures beneath an arched top and gilded decorative border.

Judgment of Solomon

Camillo Boccaccino, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna seated, holding and gazing down at the Christ child on her lap.

Madonna and Child Seated on Ground

Attributed to Giulio Cesare Amidano, n.d.

Gilded illuminated letter H with a diamond diaper pattern in gold behind it, inside a framed border.

Illuminated Initial "H" in Diaper Pattern from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman's face with closed eyes and curled hair, with loose sketch lines around the head.

Death Mask of a Woman

Circle of Lavinia Fontana, c. 1605

Brown wash drawing of a preaching figure on a rock above a crowd of onlookers, with a white horse and tree at left.

Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Possibly after Luca Giordano, n.d.

Drawing of a Roman triumphal procession with soldiers carrying banners of cities and trumpeters in wash.

Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. I

after Andrea Mantegna, n.d.

Seated Dog with Collar

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of an elderly man and seated woman in a cluttered cottage interior with a jug and doorway.

Old Peasant Couple in Cottage

After Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a Roman procession with urns, trumpets with banners, a garlanded ox, and a classical building.

Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. IV

after Andrea Mantegna, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a gnarled tree over a rocky bluff, with a dead man, a brigand and a fleeing child below.

Dead Man, Brigand and Fleeing Child on Rocky Bluff

After Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of several sailing ships with masts and rigging in a harbor, one large vessel centered.

Ships in a Harbor

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a classical procession with elephants, an ox, torch bearers and a tower on a hill.

Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. V

after Andrea Mantegna, 18th century

Circular drawing in ink and grey wash on blue paper showing two seated allegorical women with a spear, mirror, and flower gar

Roundel with Justice and Prudence

Jan Baptist Weenix, n.d.

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono with a long hem, holding a white cat, with calligraphy beside her.

Liu Haichan (Gamma), from the series "Lives of Taoist Immortals Parodied by Courtesans - A Series of Seven (Keisei mi…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821/22

Four haloed saints, two of them bishops with mitres and a crosier, painted within a decorative illuminated letter E.

Two Saints and Two Bishops in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 1335/1400

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude man on a cross surrounded by soldiers, with a robed figure in clouds above.

Study for Saint James Saving an Innocent from the Flames

Lazzaro Tavarone, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged angel above two seated figures, one reading a book.

Allegorical Subject (Angel above Two Sibyls)

Luca Cambiaso, 1560/65

Japanese print of a flute-playing courtier beside a red bridge, with two women in patterned kimono behind him.

The Tale of Sagoromo, from the series "Ten Courtly Tales for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren monogatari juban)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820

Brown ink drawing of winged Cupid overpowering the horned figure of Pan, with a hilltop town in the background.

Cupid Overcoming Pan

Orazio Samacchini, n.d.

Woodblock print of a nobleman and court lady in a boat poled by a boatman past a snowy shore at night.

Nobleman and court lady boating at night near a snow-covered shore

Totoya Hokkei, 1826

Red chalk drawing of a putto's head with curly hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer on cream paper.

Head of Putto

After Guido Reni, after 1611

Brown ink drawing of a seated bearded man scratching his leg beside a dog, with trees and a distant village behind him.

Seated Man Scratching His Leg

After Adam Elsheimer, n.d.

Woodblock print of a bridge post with paper streamers beside a large crescent moon in a pale blue sky.

Bridge post and crescent moon

Totoya Hokkei, n.d.

Woman in a patterned kimono on a bridge gazing at a crescent moon with a rabbit, with Japanese inscriptions.

Woman on the bridge watching the moon

Katsushika Taito II, 1831

Sepia wash drawing of an ornate fountain with a basin, twisting column, dolphin supports and falling water.

Fountain

Théophile Fragonard, 1826-1876