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Art Institute of Chicago

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Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curled hair, white collar and black doublet, with a landscape behind him.

Portrait of Sir William Clarke (1609-1672)

Attributed to Samuel Cooper, c. 1660

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman in a powdered wig and red coat, set in a brooch with a border of clear stones.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Horace Hone, 1770/1825

Two beached sailing boats on wet sand at sunset under heavy clouds, with figures working and a lighthouse on the horizon.

Beached Fishing Boats

Attributed to Jules Achille Noël, c. 1860

Symmetrical watercolor elevation of a white domed mausoleum with four minarets and ornate inlaid floral and geometric pattern

I'timad-ud-Daula's Tomb at Agra

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Painting of two women in lace-trimmed dresses with parasols, seated outdoors in conversation before a green landscape.

The Conversation

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1875-79

Hanging scroll of two celestial women rising toward a full moon while an old man kneels below beside a bamboo stalk.

Received Back into the Moon Palace-Taketori (Bamboo Cutter) from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, c. 1885/92

Painting of a brown monkey on a red leash walking across green grass, framed by a red border.

A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey

Unknown artist, c. 1705-1710

Tall painting of a woman with long hair in a golden robe holding a white covered jar under a tree and cloudy sky.

Mary Magdalene

Moretto da Brescia, 1540-50

Hanging scroll of a laughing bald monk in white robes pointing up toward a pale full moon on a tan background.

Moon of Enlightenment, from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, About 1885-92

Painting of a walled garden with celebrants throwing colored powder, musicians, and a swing beneath a pavilion, in yellow and

Holi Festival in a Walled Garden with Celebrants

Unknown artist, c. 1764

Still life of old lanterns, candlesticks and tin objects on a wooden shelf against a dark background, with lit candles.

Lights of Other Days

John Frederick Peto, 1906

Seated samurai in armor gazes at a full moon as geese fly across the misty sky beside a patterned banner.

Frost fills the air and the autumn air is still/lines of returning geese cross the moon in the third hour-Kenshin, fr…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885/92

Cream-glazed drum-shaped ceramic pillow with two sprays of dark brown painted leaves on its flat top.

Drum-Shaped Pillow with Floral Sprays

Unknown artist, Jin dynasty (1115-1234), 12th century

Painting of the Wedding at Cana with Christ seated at a banquet among guests, servants, a dog and a cat.

The Wedding at Cana

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1686

Painting of nude Eve holding an apple beside a serpent in a tree, with a deer resting at her side.

Eve

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1533-37

Oil portrait of an older woman in a lace cap, blue velvet cloak with fur trim, and gold bow, against a brown background.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, 1725-50

Young man in dark coat and wide-brimmed hat reading a book by a bed, with an open window showing a hillside.

Young Clergyman Reading

Martin Rørbye, 1836

Cream-glazed ceramic tiger-shaped pillow with black painted stripes and a dark floral spray on its oval top.

Tiger-Shaped Pillow with Floral Spray

Unknown artist, Jin dynasty (1115-1234), 12th/13th century

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled dark hair and blue eyes, in a white dress, on green background.

Portrait of Amalie Sebald

Johann Heusinger, 1814

Circular painting of a robed man and child walking beneath a large pine on a rocky path, with distant hills.

Landscape with Figures

Vertical columns of ink calligraphy in running script on paper with a patterned silk border and red seal.

Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting

Chen Xiuyu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1897

Ink and light color painting of tall trees and feathery green foliage with a tiny figure in pink standing among rocks.

Album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu Songfu

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1895/96

Black and white reproduction of a 19th-century half-length portrait of a moustached man in a dark overcoat against a dark bac

Portrait of a Man

Antonio María Esquivel, 1843

Vertical columns of black ink running-script calligraphy on pale paper with a red seal, framed in patterned silk brocade.

Calligraphy Acompanying Xugu's Painting for Liu Songfu

Chen Xiuyu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1897

Ink landscape with bare trees, a small pavilion, a tiny standing figure, rocky cliffs on the right, and grey distant hills.

Landscape and Figure, from an album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu Songfu

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1895/96

Painting of a man in a red cap and fur collar holding red carnations against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap

South German; possibly Ulm, c. 1480

Tibetan scroll painting of seated arhats with haloes in a green landscape with cranes, deer and a flowering tree, in brocade

Arhats (Elders) Rahula, Pindola Bharadvaja, Nagasena, and Abheda, from a Seven-Part Set Portraying the Sixteen Arhats

Unknown artist, 19th century

Painting of a horse-drawn cart on a sandy road under a stormy sky, with a windmill and birds on the right.

The Storm

Georges Michel, c. 1814-c. 1830

Painting of figures in period dress walking among overgrown stone arches and ruined walls inside the Colosseum under a blue s

Inside the Colosseum

Franz Ludwig Catel, c. 1823

Tibetan scroll painting of a seated Buddhist figure with guardian attendants, cranes and lotus pond, mounted in brocade.

Patron Hvashang, Attendant to the Sixteen Arhats (Elders), from a Seven-Part Set

Unknown artist, 19th century