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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, flanked by two allegorical female figures on pedestals.

Maurice, Landgrave of Hessen

Crispijn van de Passe I, 1616

Engraved portrait of a woman in ruff and regalia holding an orb and scepter, with a crown beside a window.

Anna, Wife of Emperor Matthias

Aegidius Sadeler, 1616

Engraved portrait of Emperor Matthias seated with a scepter, orb and crown beside him, under a canopy.

Emperor Matthias

Aegidius Sadeler, 1616

Engraved oval portrait of Emperor Rudolph II in armor and laurel wreath, flanked by allegorical figures and an eagle.

The Emperor Rudolph II

Aegidius Sadeler, 1603

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical women, with a skull and trumpet below.

Pieter Brueghel II

Aegidius Sadeler II Flemish, c. 1570-1629), 1606

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, flanked by two putti and a Latin inscription cartouche below.

Bartolomeus Spranger

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1611, after a model from 1597

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by allegorical figures, a trumpet-blowing putto and a Latin

Abraham Bloemaert

Jacob Matham, 1610

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscriptions in an oval frame.

Jan van Heurn

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1607

Engraved portrait of a seated clergyman in a dark cloak and white collar, with a quill and books beside him.

Petrus Proelius

Jan de Visscher, c. 1661

Engraving of Noli Me Tangere: Christ with a spade and Mary Magdalene reaching toward him beside a tree and distant town.

Noli Me Tangere

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1600

Engraved Nativity with Mary, the infant Christ in a manger, Joseph, shepherds, and angels with a banner in the clouds.

The Nativity

Aegidius Sadeler, 1588

Engraving of the Holy Family with an angel holding a lily and a bowl of apples and grapes on a table.

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Two Angels

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1593

Engraving of a seated woman playing an organ, with a winged angel reading a book and cherubs above and beside her.

St. Cecilia Playing the Organ with Two Angels

Harmen Jansz Muller, c. 1590-94

Dark engraving of a nude child pointing at a woman holding a cup beside a spinning wheel and flowering vines at night.

The Mocking of Ceres

Hendrick Goudt, 1610

Engraving of Saint Lawrence's martyrdom: a fire grill at right, a winged angel above, and a crowd of onlookers at left.

The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Pieter Soutman, c. 1616-50

Etching of four men playing cards around a table in a tavern, one raising a glass, with a barrel at left.

The Game of Cards

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, c. 1634-35

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns, bound and holding a reed, with a bearded man and helmeted soldier beside him.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Anthony van Dyck, c. 1630-40

Etching of the Wittevrouwen gate in Utrecht with towers, a canal, cattle, figures and clouds above.

De Wittevrouwen-Poort in Utrecht

Herman Saftleven, 1646

Engraving of St John the Baptist seated under an oak with a lamb and cross-staff, gourds in the foreground, and a wooded land

St John the Baptist in a Landscape

Cornelis Bloemaert, c. 1620-24

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin bending over a sleeping Christ child, with cherubs and a bearded figure behind her.

The Virgin and Child with St. Joseph

Attributed to Ludolph Büsinck, c. 1620-23

Sepia print of the Madonna bending over a sleeping infant Christ child, with dark hatching in the left background.

The Madonna and Child

Attributed to Ludolph Büsinck, c. 1620-23

Engraving of Venus seated nude on a bed, kissed by a winged Cupid who embraces her, with curtains behind them.

Venus and Cupid

Engraved grotesque ornament with satyrs, putti, a reclining nude, lion masks and foliage in dense architectural framing.

Grotesque Ornament and Tomb Design, from Veelderleij veranderinghe van grotissen...

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1556

Engraved ornamental plate with a muscular male figure in a shell cartouche, surrounded by putti, satyrs and fruit garlands.

Man Sitting on an Auricular Mask, from Veelderleij niewe inventien van antijcksche sepultueren

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1557

Engraving of the nude figure Lucretia holding a dagger, set within an ornate border of owls, animals and scrollwork.

Lucretia, plate one from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, c. 1595

Engraving of Judith holding a sword beside an older bearded man, framed by an ornate border of cherubs, flowers and grotesque

Judith, plate six from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, c. 1595

Engraving of a plumed military figure with a baton and sword, beside a smaller attendant, with a castle and tents behind.

Plate 1 from Military Figures

Attriuted to Heinrich Ulrich, c. 1590

Engraving of a soldier in period dress with a plumed hat and tasseled staff, walking past a castle on a hill.

Plate 2 from Military Figures

Attriuted to Heinrich Ulrich, c. 1590

Engraving of a plumed soldier holding a pike, with a fortified landscape and clouds behind him, in an oval frame.

Plate 3 from Military Figures

Attriuted to Heinrich Ulrich, c. 1590

Engraving of two soldiers in plumed hats with swords and a shield, one playing a flute, before a distant town.

Plate 4 from Military Figures

Attriuted to Heinrich Ulrich, c. 1590