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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Engraving of three masquerade figures: a leaf-covered man with a candle torch, a feathered central figure, and an older man i

An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of a fashionable woman in a ruff and gown holding a mirror, with a fountain, arch and town in the background.

Pride, from Virtues and Vices

Zacharias Dolendo, c. 1596-97

Engraving of an elderly bearded scholar seated by a window with compass, globe, book and ships on the sea outside.

Thales Milesius, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616

Engraving of a helmeted armored man with a sword and cloak walking down classical steps beside columns, a shield on the groun

Solon Salaminius, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616

Engraving of an elderly bearded scholar in a hood writing at a desk beside an open book, with Latin verse below.

Chilo Lacedaemonius, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616

Engraving of a standing man in a draped cloak beside an hourglass, a perched bird, and books on a shelf, with Latin text belo

Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616

Engraving of a seated bearded man in a turban and fur-trimmed robe holding a book, before a draped curtain.

Periander Corinthius, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616

Engraving of Saint Paul seated with books and a sword, a beam of light descending from clouds above him.

St Paulus, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, c. 1609-1611

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man beside bags of coins, gesturing toward a tree with figures outside an arched window.

Zachaeus, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1611

Engraving of Mary Magdalene kneeling under a tree with a skull, ointment jar and cross, angels in clouds above.

Magdalena, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1609

Engraving of a man falling backward over a sword with a crown on the ground, a battle behind him, and Latin text below.

Saulus Rex, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1611

Engraved print fragment showing a gnarled branch, rocks, leaves, and a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Judas Iscarioth, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1611

Engraving of a horned devil painting at an easel while a man gestures and a kneeling woman binds his ankle with cord.

The Devil Painting Man’s Heart, from Allegory of the Misuse of Worldly Property

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1609

Engraving of a young man climbing a rocky hillside with help from a winged Cupid holding a rope, with a crown and weapons at

A Young Man Climbing a Hillside Aided by Cupid, from Allegory of the Misuse of Worldly Property

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1609

Engraving of a winged devil and a bearded man with a statue of Hope amid coins, sacks and a treasure chest in an interior.

A Man and the Devil Filling a Sack with Money and Setting Up a Statue of Hope, from Allegory of the Misuse of Worldly…

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1609

Engraving of Death aiming an arrow at a man in a ruff beside a woman with scales and a spilled bag of gold coins.

Death with an Arrow About to Strike Man Down, from Allegory of the Misuse of Worldly Property

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1609

Engraving of a winged angel kneeling on clouds holding a lily, with a cherub head at lower right and Latin inscription below.

The Angel of the Annunciation

Willem de Passe, c. 1615-1618

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by garlands, allegorical figures and Latin inscriptions.

Franciscus de Padoanis Foroliviensis (Francesco da Forlì)

Aegidius Sadeler, 1603

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in decorated plate armor with a laurel wreath and lace ruff, holding a baton.

Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Aegidius Sadeler, 1609

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar raising a wine goblet, within an ornate allegorical frame with putti.

Vincent Jacobsz. Coster, wine merchant

Jacob Matham, 1602

Engraving of two peasant men under a tree, one seated and one standing with a spade, with a field and village behind them.

Two Peasants

Attributed to Jacob Matham, c. 1600

Engraved print of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, three kings, a star, and an ornate decorative border.

Adoration of the Magi

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1590

Engraving of a seated woman with a child and an older man beside a donkey in a wooded landscape, within an ornate border.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1590

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with long curly hair in a fur-collared robe, with Latin inscriptions above and below.

Portrait of Albrecht Dürer

Lucas Kilian, 1608

Etching of a nude male figure bound to a tree trunk, arms raised, with crosshatched shading and lettering below.

Saint Sebastian

Bartholomeus Spranger, c. 1590

Lithograph of the Buddha by Odilon Redon, a robed figure beside a glowing curved form under a crescent moon in dark sky.

The Buddha

Odilon Redon, 1895

Engraving of a large oak tree over a farmhouse, cart, and figures in a rural landscape with a distant tower.

Landscape with a Farmhouse

Simon Frisius, after 1607

Engraving of the prophet Isaiah seated with a Hebrew scroll, flanked by two nude putti and a fruit garland.

The Prophet Isaiah

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of the Annunciation: a kneeling angel with a lily branch faces the Virgin beneath a radiant dove and cherubs in clo

Annunciation

Israël Crispin, 1632

Engraving of a man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed coat, hands clasped on a ledge, with dense parallel hatching.

Man with Plumed Hat

Christoffel van Sichem, c. 1613