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Art Institute of Chicago

23,908 works

Painted crucifix of Christ with crown of thorns and halo, with the Virgin on a crescent moon below.

Crucifixion

María Josefa Sánchez, 1646

Embroidered portrait of a woman in a yellow gown with a child beside her, with a flower vase and green drapery behind.

Portrait of the Princess di Ottaiano and her son Carlo

Embroidered by Princess Isabella Albertini de Medici di Ottaiano, 1814

Silk embroidery of three children in a garden with a tree, a basket, a bird and a wicker cage, framed in gilt.

Portraits of Serafina, Gaetanino and Ciccillo di Ottaiano

Embroidered by Princess Isabella Albertini de Medici di Ottaiano, 1815

Painting of a boy in a feathered hat blowing on a glowing firebrand beside candles, lit against a dark background.

A Boy Blowing on a Firebrand

Gerard van Honthorst, 1621-22

Hanging scroll of a woman in black kimono and wide hat with wisteria blossoms and red fronds, in a patterned silk mount.

Wisteria Maiden

Unknown artist, c.1725

Hanging scroll of a crescent moon above pine branches and red maple leaves on a rock, painted on silk.

Moon, Pine and Maple

Tawaraya Sōri, c. 1764-81

Interior of a Gothic church with tall columns, a brass chandelier, wooden pulpits, and small figures in the foreground.

The Oude Kerk, Delft

Cornelis de Man, c. 1665

Painting of a decorated Chinese river boat with green latticed cabin, pink railings and a yellow banner on calm water.

Ship paintings

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of waterside buildings with workers handling white bundles, two figures talking on a terrace, and trees across calm

Spinning Cloth, Preparing Tea Leaves, Preparing Silk

Unknown artist, Early 19th century

Black and white reproduction of a painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child in a stable.

The Adoration of the Magi

Pietro della Vecchia, c. 1650

Portrait of a young man in a red embroidered doublet holding a gold medallion, against a dark red background.

Francesco de' Medici

Attributed to Alessandro Allori, c. 1560

Hanging scroll of a woman in a floral green kimono turning her head, with long black hair and a gold background.

Beauty Turning Her Head

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1685-94

Painting of a stone staircase leading to a sunlit doorway, framed by gnarled trees and mossy rocks in a shaded garden.

Staircase in the Park of Villa Chigi di Ariccia

Alexandre Calame, 1844-1845

Oil landscape of a rocky valley with boulders, dark trees, brown hills and distant blue mountains under a pale sky.

Landscape near Chiusi, Tuscany

Alexandre Desgoffe, 1841

Painting of a farmhouse in a green pasture with a blue mountain behind, cattle and goats, and a large tree on the right.

A Farmhouse in the Bavarian Alps

Johann Georg von Dillis, c. 1825

Painting of workers and a horse-drawn cart digging sand from a pit on a grassy slope under a cloudy sky.

The Sand Pits, Hampstead Heath

John Linnell, 1834

Painting of riders and goats on a sunlit road through rocky hills, with a distant coastal city under a pink evening sky.

Sur la route de Nice

Paul Huet, c. 1844

Painting of a calm lagoon with a distant Venetian skyline of domes and a red bell tower under a pale sky.

Venice Seen from the Public Garden

Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, 1873

Painting of a rocky stream beside ruined stone buildings and ivy, with two seated figures and a bare tree under a cloudy sky.

Appenine Landscape

François Lemoyne, c. 1730

Painting of a sunlit Venetian waterfront with a pink palace facade, a domed church across the lagoon, and small figures.

Venice from the Riva looking toward the Piazzale San Marco

Félix Ziem, c. 1890

Woman in white and gold drapery holds a skull beside books, a globe, and an hourglass in a dim study.

Melancholia

Domenico Fetti, c. 1615

Oil portrait of a woman in a lace collar, dark cloak and green-trimmed headwrap, turned to the left against a dark background

Theophilia Gwatkin

Joshua Reynolds, 1776-81

Portrait of a Lady

Attributed to Richard Cosway, c. 1785

Seated man in brown coat and powdered wig, hands clasped, beside a green-draped table with a bottle.

Mr. Quick as Vellum in Addison's Drummer

Samuel de Wilde, 1792

Painting of Venus, Cupid and Ceres: three figures with grapes, wheat, and a basket of fruit against a dark background.

Venus, Cupid and Ceres

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604

Painting of a young woman in a pink blouse with auburn hair, seated before a green riverside landscape of trees.

At the River's Bend (On the River II)

Lilla Cabot Perry, 1895

Still life painting of oysters, pewter plates, a silver tankard and a gilt goblet on a draped white tablecloth.

Breakfast Still Life

Willem Claesz. Heda, 1647

Painting of a nude river god chasing a fleeing nude nymph along a wooded stream, with cattle and a red cloth in view.

Alpheus and Arethusa

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, 1626

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, who touches her veil, in a carved gilded Gothic frame.

Virgin and Child

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1390-1400

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin and Child enthroned with four saints and a kneeling Dominican supplicant in the foreground.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, and Dominic and a Dominican Supplicant

Attributed to Ugolino di Nerio, c. 1330