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Art Institute of Chicago

784 works

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a woman with a laundry basket holding hands with a small child in a bonnet.

Woman with Child

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Engraving of the Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Anne in an arched niche, with shepherd and angel scenes on each side.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Anne

Master NA. DAT with the Mousetrap, 1512/13

Medieval illuminated antiphonary leaf with square musical notation, a decorated initial, foliate border and kneeling figures.

Abraham Drawing the Children of Israel to His Breast, and Christ with Kneeling Monks, from an Antiphonary

Flemish or Southern England, 1330/40

Young Girl with Blue Ribbons

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Wood engraving of a smiling woman in a wide-brimmed hat and shawl, signed Timothy Cole, on cream paper.

The Shrimp Girl, from Old English Masters

Timothy Cole, 1896; printed 1902

Woodblock print of two women and a child on a veranda gazing at a full moon beside bamboo.

Two Women and a Child Viewing the Full Moon

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a girl with a flower basket and a boy in a straw hat walking a small dog.

Two Children with Dog

Kate Greenaway, 1883

Wood engraving of a seated woman gesturing beside a child reaching up with both arms, dark background.

Duchess of Devonshire and child, from Old English Masters

Timothy Cole, 1897, printed 1902

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono playing with a small cat beside a paper lantern.

Girl Playing with a Cat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Girl with Cat

Kate Greenaway, 1883

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated by a fence with a lily plant, dated 1553, by Heinrich Aldegrever.

The Virgin and Child Seated on a Grassy Bank

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman offering a chestnut burr to a reaching young boy against a pale background.

Yamauba Holding Chestnuts while Kintaro Reaches for Them

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Two young girls in white dresses and bonnets sit in a grassy meadow with dandelions, one in a yellow hat with blue ribbons, o

Two Little Girls with Bonnets

Kate Greenaway, 1883

Engraving of an ornamental design with a grotesque mask, two satyrs, putti, a fruit basket and a trophy of arms.

Ornamental Design with a Couple of Satyrs, Children and a Trophy

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Woodblock print of a woman in a headwrap and patterned kimono looking down at a young child in grey clothing.

Mother and Child

Helen Hyde, 1901

Pencil sketch of a seated girl in a bonnet and long coat holding a large muff.

Seated Girl with Muff

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Engraving of a seated woman in an ornate headdress holding a nude infant who embraces her, with a curtain behind.

The Virgin with Child and Vase

Barthel Beham, n.d.

Hand-colored print of a young child in a yellow kimono holding pink blossom branches against a soft green and pink garden bac

Blossom Child

Helen Hyde, 1902

Watercolor of a girl in a green dress carrying a basket of eggs past geese and a white dog on a cobbled street.

Girl with Eggs and Geese

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a shepherd carrying a swaddled infant beside seated women and a child under a tree.

Infant Oedipus Brought Home by Shepherd

Possibly Gerard de Lairesse, 1675/99

Color woodblock print of a baby in a patterned black kimono holding a white daikon radish with green leaves.

The Daikon and the Baby

Helen Hyde, 1903

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with several children gathered around her in an interior room.

Group of Children

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Woman in brown dress kissing a drowsy child in blue outfit who rubs an eye, in soft pastel tones.

Mother's Goodnight Kiss

Mary Cassatt, 1888

Color woodblock print of a baby in a floral kimono facing a toy puppy-cat, with a mountain seen through a window.

The Puppy-Cat and the Baby

Helen Hyde, 1904

Watercolor sketch of children and young women in period dress dancing on a sandy beach, one playing a trumpet and another rin

Children Playing on the Beach

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a child's head turned three-quarters, with curly hair and an open-mouthed expression.

Child's Head (Recto) Nude Male Figure (Verso)

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, n.d.

Woodblock print of a young girl in patterned robes holding a green parasol against a blue background.

A Summer Girl

Helen Hyde, 1905

Faded drawing of the Virgin holding the Christ Child in red drapery, with an angel's head at upper right.

Virgin and Child with Angel

After Sebastiano del Piombo, n.d.

Pencil sketch of the Madonna holding the Christ child, with two angels and loosely hatched drapery on aged paper.

Madonna and Child with Two Angels

Attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1752

Woman in a kimono leans toward a baby on a green cushion, with wisteria and iris screens behind them in an oval composition.

Baby Talk

Helen Hyde, 1908