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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Etching of a sailing ship wrecked in stormy surf beside a rocky cliff topped with a tower, with sailors pulling ropes.

The Shipwreck

Claude Lorrain, 1638/41

Hand-colored print of climbers in period dress roping across icy crevasses and spires of the Glacier du Tacconnay at dusk.

The Glacier du Tacconnay, from The Ascent of Mont Blanc

George Baxter, 1855

Colored print of the Crystal Palace glass hall with crowds in period dress, carriages and riders on a lawn.

The Great Exhibition (Exterior)

George Baxter, 1851

Black and white lithograph of a sailing boat tilting in rough waves beside a breakwater, with a rowboat and distant vessel.

Return to Port, plate two from Six Marines

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Lithograph of a beached boat on a shore beside whitewashed houses under dramatic stormy clouds, with figures and a distant sa

Souvenir of St. Valéry-sur-Somme, plate three from Six Marines

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Lithograph of a harbor with moored boats, half-timbered houses, and figures on a quay by Eugène Isabey, 1833.

Interior of a Port, plate five from Six Marines

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Black and white lithograph of boats on a low-tide shore beside cliffside houses, with smoke billowing and a ship offshore.

Repair of a Ship at Low Tide, plate four from Six Marines

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Lithograph of a grounded ship and rowboat on wet sand at low tide, with coiled rope and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Low Tide, plate six from Six Marines

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Lithograph of stormy sea waves breaking below white chalk cliffs, with thatched cottages, a wooden jetty and a sailboat.

Near Dieppe, plate one from Six Marines

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Woodblock print of travelers in rain under tall pines beside thatched roadside shops, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

No. 58: Tarui, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Etching of a narrow city building with tall windows, shuttered balconies, and a shop front at street level.

Rue des Bons Enfants, Tours

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Woodcut of a bearded knight in plate armor and plumed helmet beside a heraldic shield with stars.

Herr Conradt Mair (recto) and Herr Hanns Paulus Herwardt (verso) from Augsburger Geschlechter Buch, plate 25 from Woo…

I Christoph Weiditz, 1550, assembled into portfolio 1937

Hand-colored woodcut of four bishops' coats of arms with mitres, crosiers, and German inscriptions.

Coats of Arms of Bishops (recto and verso) from Das Concilium so zu Constantz, plate 26 from Woodcuts from Books of t…

I Jörg Breu, 1536, assembled into portfolio 1937

Woodcut of skeletons playing trumpets and drum beside arches, with a crowd of skeletons and a skull at lower right.

Dance of Death, plate 39 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Hans Holbein, the Younger, after, 1567, assembled into portfolio 1937

Woodcut of a bearded soldier holding a billowing flag and sword, with a castle tower and town behind him.

German Soldier Standing with Flag (recto) and German Soldier Marching with Flag (verso) from Wappen des heiligen römi…

Attributed to Monogrammist I.K., 1545, assembled into portfolio 1937

Woodcut of Moses raising his staff as Pharaoh's army drowns in the Red Sea while Israelites watch from the shore.

The Passage of the Red Sea (recto) and The Burial of Jacob (verso) from Neuwe Biblische Figuren, plate 48 from Woodcu…

Jost Amman, 1565, assembled into portfolio 1937

Woodcut of a standing widow from Siena in a pleated gown, veil and pearl necklace, with Latin and German captions.

Vidua Senensis in Hetruria (Widow of Siena in Tuscany) from H. Weigel's Trachtenbuch, plate 51 from Woodcuts from Boo…

Jost Amman, 1577, assembled into portfolio 1937

Woodcut of Moses tending sheep before a burning bush on a hillside, framed by an ornate architectural border with putti.

Moses and the Burning Bush (recto) and The Infant Moses Put into the River (verso) from Neue künstliche Figuren bibli…

Tobias Stimmer, 1578, assembled into portfolio 1937

Emperor Decius from Icones Imperatorum Romanorum, plate 60 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Hubrecht Goltzius, 1557, assembled into portfolio 1937

Woodcut of a standing Maltese woman in a veil and long robe with a mantle, framed by a decorative border.

Maltese Woman from Le Navigationi nella Turchia, plate 61 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Assuerus Jansz Van Londerseel, 1577, assembled into portfolio 1937

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair, lace collar and armor, framed by inscribed border with castle motifs.

Le Maréchal de Turenne

Robert Nanteuil, 1665

Woodcut of a standing noblewoman in an ornate patterned gown and ruff, framed by decorative scrolled borders.

Leaf from Habiti antichi e moderni, plate 93 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Cesare Vecellio, 1598, assembled into portfolio 1937

Black-and-white print of white lace-like ornamental patterns with arched medallions, rosettes and geometric knotwork on a dar

Leaf from Crown of Noble and Virtuous Women

Cesare Vecellio, 1591, assembled into portfolio 1937

Hand-colored woodcut of a flowering wild parsnip plant with umbel flowers, lobed leaves, and a taproot.

Leaf from New Kreuterbuch by Leonhart Fuchs, plate 97 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Attributed to Heinrich Füllmaurer, 1543, assembled into portfolio 1937

Woodblock print of a curved bridge over a blue river in snow, with pedestrians, boats, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihon Bridge seen in the Snow (Nihonbashi setchu no kei), from the series "Famous Views in the Eastern Capital (Toto…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1837/38

Woodblock print of a seated man in a blue patterned robe and black cap, with calligraphy above him and a pink and gray border

The Poet Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1810

Woodblock print of a bird perched on a loquat branch with pale leaves and fruit against a deep blue background.

Loquat and bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a seated Heian-style poet in blue patterned robes with a fan, beneath vertical calligraphy and ink bands.

The Poet Ariwara no Narihira, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1798

Woodblock print of tall-masted ships on a calm bay with a distant shore and flying birds under a clearing sky.

Clearing Weather at Shibaura (Shibaura seiran), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/38

Woodblock print of a bowed seated poet in red robe beside a folding fan, with vertical calligraphy above.

The Poet Sojo Henjo, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1810