New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Art Institute of Chicago

657 works

Pen and ink sketch of a seated draped woman holding a child, with rough figure studies and architectural lines beside her.

Sketches of Virgin and Child, Seated Figure, and Landscape

Attributed to Vincenzo Tamagni, c. 1530

Pen and brown wash drawing of two winged putti, one turned toward the viewer, on a light brown sheet.

Two Putti

Follower of Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino, c. 1590

Pen and wash drawing of a Roman-style triumphal procession with armored soldiers, carried vessels and a column statue.

Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. VI

after Andrea Mantegna, 18th century

Brown ink drawing of a draped woman turning left beside a male nude holding a curved trumpet.

Woman Turning Left; Male Nude Blowing Trumpet

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Pen and red chalk sketch of a robed central figure with raised arms, two floating bearded figures, and prostrate men below.

Transfiguration

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, c. 1530

Pen and brown wash drawing of a shepherd carving letters into a tree, with sheep and distant figures in a landscape.

Shepherd Carving an Inscription on Tree Trunk with Figures and Sheep in Background

Possibly Agostino Tassi, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude with curly hair, one leg extended, resting on a stone block.

Seated Academic Male Nude

Style of Jacque Louis David, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a centaur carrying a woman with billowing drapery over a blue-grey landscape.

Nessus and Deianira

Circle of Vincenzo Camuccini, n.d.

Portrait of French Student

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1901

Etching of three women in headscarves seated on grass, one with a basket beside her, signed Orlik 1905.

Three Women

Emil Orlik, 1905

Engraved design for a footed goblet with scrolling ornament, a mask, and a reclining child in the bowl panel.

Plate 5, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Etching of a dark forge interior with a blacksmith at an anvil and a horse standing in a bright arched doorway.

The Little Forge

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1903

Graphite drawing of a man in a curled wig and period collar, face turned toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Self-Portrait

Jonathan Richardson, c. 1735

Engraved design for a goblet with scrolling ornament, a reclining figure with a child, and cherub heads on the stem.

Plate 6, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Etching of a shaggy dog lying asleep on its side with its tail curled beside it, against a pale background.

Jack

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1902

Brown ink wash sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat with a thick mustache and stern expression.

Portrait of Whistler

Carlo Pellegrini, 1877

Black and white engraved ornamental design for a goblet, with a central female mask, scrollwork, and floral motifs.

Plate 7, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Etching of medieval Florence buildings along the Arno river, with a bell tower at left and a shop-lined bridge at right.

Florence, Italy

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1905

Etching of gods visiting a humble interior, with an elderly woman, a bearded seated figure, a winged helmeted man, and a lamp

Jupiter Visits with Philemon and Bacchus

Karl Russ, 1809

Black-and-white ornamental design with scrollwork, foliage, fruit and a central grotesque mask, a goblet design plate from 16

Plate 8, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Etching of Paris riverfront with tall buildings, moored barges with figures, a rowboat, and a horse-drawn cart along the quay

La Cité, Paris

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1907

Pen and brown ink drawing of two overlapping studies of a youth's head with curly hair and ruffled collars.

Two Studies of the Head of a Youth

Baccio Bandinelli, c. 1550

Circular engraved ornamental plate numbered 17, with a nude female figure and cupid at center and mythological scenes around

Plate 17, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Etching of a large oak tree with a seated figure holding a parasol beneath it, with distant trees and sky.

The Great Oak

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1907

Etching of steep-roofed houses above a river in Switzerland, with laundry on a balcony and a church tower beyond.

Houses on the Aare, Switzerland

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1908

Engraved ornamental design for a goblet with scrollwork, leaf motifs, a fruit cluster, and a fluted base, numbered 4.

Plate 4, from XX Stuck zum (ornamental designs for goblets and beakers)

Master A.P., 1601

Pen drawing of ornamental goblet design with cherub heads, scrollwork, and weapon trophies, numbered 19.

Plate 19, from XX Stuck zum (ornamental designs for goblets and beakers)

Master A.P., 1601