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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Mezzotint portrait of a woman in a white gown and tall headdress beside a lily plant, set against a wooded landscape.

Catherine, Lady Bampfylde

Thomas Watson, 1779

Engraving of Susanna seated nude at a fountain as two elders watch, with a tree and garden building behind.

Susanna and the Elders

Jacob Matham, 1599

Engraving of a woman holding a bowl with spoons in a kitchen, with angels visible through a doorway behind her.

Sarah, from The Wives of the Patriarchs

Jacob Matham, 1597

Engraving of a woman drawing water from a well with a rope, camels and travelers approaching in the background.

Rebecca, from The Wives of the Patriarchs

Jacob Matham, 1597

Engraving of two embracing women with a leafy branch, a shepherd and flock behind them, and an angel above a rainbow.

Lea and Rachel, from The Wives of the Patriarchs

Jacob Matham, 1597

Engraving of Christ seated at a well beside a woman drawing water, with trees and a distant landscape.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Jacob Matham, 1589

Engraving of the infant Christ holding a globe with a cross, surrounded by a halo of rays and cherub heads.

Salvator Mundi

Formerly attributed to Jacob Matham, 1597

Engraving of Mary Magdalene seated among rocks, holding a crucifix and resting her hand on a skull beside a book.

Saint Mary Magdalene Repentant

Jacob Matham, 1597

Engraving of nude Venus pointing as winged Cupid draws a bow, with a chariot and horses in the distance.

Venus, Cupid and Pluto

Jacob Matham, 1590

Engraved circular roundel of Bacchus crowned with vine leaves and grapes, raising a wine glass, with Latin inscriptions aroun

Bacchus, plate 2 from Series of Three Gods

Jacob Matham, c. 1600

Engraving of a serpent-haired figure holding a snake and fruit beside a dog in a landscape, Envy from The Vices.

Envy, plate 5 from The Vices

Jacob Matham, c. 1587

Engraving of a cherub blowing bubles while standing on a skull, with a flower vase and smoking urn beside it.

Allegory of Transience (Quis Evadet?)

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1590

Engraving of the muse Calliope seated with an open book, wearing a laurel wreath and pearls, with stacked books at lower left

Calliope, The Muse of Epic Poetry and Eloquence, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a comic satyr mask, with an open book at her feet against a dark hatched background.

Thalia, The Muse of Comedy, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a scroll and book, with books and a laurel sprig beside her, representing Melpomene.

Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a quill and inkwell, with a book at her feet and Latin text below.

Clio, The Muse of History, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman in a headscarf playing a lute, with a book at her feet and Latin text below.

Terpsichore, The Muse of Dance, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman playing a flute, with books and a trumpet at her feet and Latin verse below.

Euterpe, The Muse of Music, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a celestial globe and compasses, with books and a set square at her feet.

Erato, The Muse of Lyric Poetry, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman in draped robes holding a serpent-entwined staff, with books at her feet and Latin text below.

Polyhymnia, The Muse of Choral Poetry, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of the muse Urania seated with a celestial globe, gazing upward beside an armillary sphere and book.

Urania, The Muse of Astronomy, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent, with a dog, porcupine, lion and deer in the scene.

The Fall of Man

Hendrick Goltzius, 1585

Engraving of three figures lit by a candle, with a young woman at right and faint sketched child in a manger below.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1599

Woodblock print of a woman with an ornate black hairstyle and gold hairpins, with a small inset landscape of birds and an isl

Takashima Ohisa, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Engraving of John the Baptist baptizing Christ in a river as a dove descends in light, with two angels watching under trees.

The Baptism of Christ

Jan Collaert II, 1585

Engraving of an angel addressing an elderly priest beside a smoking altar in a columned temple interior.

The Annunciation of John's Birth to Zacharias

Adriaen Collaert, 1586

Engraving of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ beneath a tree, with a donkey and rocky outcrop behind them.

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1593

Engraving of a satyr seated by a tree while nymphs tend to a thorn in his foot, with a landscape behind.

Oreads Pulling a Thorn from a Satyr’s Foot

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1590

Engraving of Minerva, Cupid with a caduceus, and Hercules walking together through a rocky landscape with a classical temple.

Minerva and Cupid Leading Hercules and Scipio to the Path of Virtue

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1589-1593

Engraving of nude Venus seated by a column, attended by nymphs offering fruit, with cupids and a satyr above.

Venus Honored by the Nymphs

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1591