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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Engraving of Canova's sculpture of Theseus raising a club over a fallen centaur, shown from behind on a rocky base.

Theseus and Centaur, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Pietro Bonato, 1817

Engraved print of a seated mourning woman beside a stork before a classical pediment and round shield monument.

Funerary Monument of Prince William of Orange Nassau, from Oeuvre de Canova

Giovanni Battista Balestra, 1817

Engraved print of a nude classical male statue leaning on a tree stump, with a dedication inscription below.

Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Giovanni Battista Balestra, 1817

Engraved back view of a nude male classical sculpture leaning on draped cloth and a tree stump, with dedication text below.

Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Angelo Testa, 1817

Engraving of a nude warrior with plumed helmet and sword on a pedestal, labeled Ettore, after Canova.

Ettore, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Angelo Bertini, 1817

Engraved print of a classical sculpture of a nude warrior with a plumed helmet and sword beside a tree-stump pedestal.

Ettore, Side View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Pietro Bonato, 1817

Engraving of a nude classical warrior with a crested helmet and sword beside a tree stump, labeled AIACE.

Ajax, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Pietro Fontana, 1817

Engraving of a muscular nude warrior seen from behind, wearing a helmet and holding a shield beside a tree stump.

Ajax, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Pietro Bonato, 1817

Engraved print of a seated classical statue of George Washington holding a stylus and inscribed tablet on a pedestal.

George Washington, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Angelo Bertini, 1817

Woodblock print of a bullfinch on a branch with pink camellia flowers and dark green leaves against a pale background.

Bullfinch on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1830s

Oval engraving of a woman in a white headscarf surrounded by helmeted men grasping at her, titled La Coalition, 1795.

The Coalition (La Coalition)

Esprit-Antoine Gibelin, 1795

Etched cover of Japonisme showing a heron, frog, dragon vase and scrolls with Japanese characters.

Cover to Japonisme

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1883

Pencil drawing of an ornate carved stone well-head with arches, twisted columns and foliage reliefs on paving stones.

A Byzantine Well-head

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton, 1852

A Young Woman Holding a Cushion

Monogrammist VCP, 1643

Watercolor night scene of a reddish moon with a glowing yellow crescent edge against dark blue sky.

Study of the Crescent Moon in "The Ship"

William Holman Hunt, c. 1875

Etching of three tall-masted sailing ships moored in a harbor, with a small figure standing on the quay in the foreground.

Vessels

Otto H. Bacher, 1880

Etching of a Venetian canal with a gondola, an arched bridge, stone steps, and figures near a wrought iron gate.

The Bridge of Sighs (Second Plate)

Frank Duveneck, 1885

Art Nouveau poster of a woman with long red hair beside green ivy, with orange title lettering for Harold Frederic's novel.

Damnation of Theron Ware

John Henry Twachtman, 1896

Etching of a mother seated in a rocking chair holding an infant wrapped in a cloth, with a table of books beside her.

Mother and Child, No. 2

J. Alden Weir, n.d.

Engraving of two women in a dressing room with an older woman in a dark gown and bonnet, a mirror and a small dog.

La Marchande a la Toilette (The Tradeswoman in the Dressing Room)

Géraud Vidal, 1782

Woodblock print of a bush warbler perched on a branch of white plum blossoms against a pale pink and cream background.

Bush warbler on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Pen and brown ink sketch of cattle, a reclining cow, and a cart wheel with plants on the ground.

Cattle Beside Cart Wheel

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1640/55

Engraving of a grinning jester in a bell-trimmed hood holding a baby, with a town and trees behind him.

Fool Holding a Staff (Tis om te lachen)

Jan Saenredam, c. 1595

Marie-Rosalie Vanloo

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1764

Print of a father holding a toddler, reaching toward a bird, with two children beside him on blue-tinted paper.

Paternal Complacency

Louis-Marin Bonnet, c. 1767

Print of a young boy's head turned three-quarters right, drawn in chalk with white highlights on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Young Boy Turned Three-Quarters to the Right

Louis-Marin Bonnet, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, pierced by arrows, with angels and cherubs in clouds above.

The Large Saint Sebastian

Hans Baldung Grien, 1514

Japanese woodblock print of two sparrows on a snowy branch with a pink camellia and falling snowflakes.

Sparrows and camellia in snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of a golden pheasant with colorful plumage and long tail perched near pine branches.

Golden pheasant and pine shoots in snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833

Woodblock print of a red-crowned crane standing on a crashing wave beside reeds, against a pink and blue sky.

Crane and waves

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1830s