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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woodblock print of a grey and white cat batting a paper butterfly on a striped stick, with calligraphy above.

Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the series "Thirty-six Pictures of Birds (Sanjuroku kinzoku)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1828

Watercolor of a ruined columned villa at sunset, with cattle wading in a river and a shepherd under autumn trees.

Evening in Italy - the Deserted Villa

Samuel Palmer, 1845

Etching of the Grand Canal in Venice with gondolas, palazzo facades, and people on a stone quay.

View of the Grand Canal

Frank Duveneck, 1883

Etching of a young girl carrying a basket of fruit on her head through an orchard with gnarled trees.

Young Girl in an Orchard with a Basket of Fruit

Miles Birket Foster, c. 1850

Etching of a smiling bearded Chinese botanist carrying flowering branches beside ceramic vases in a garden.

Chinese Botanist, from Recueil de diverses figures chinoise du cabinet de François Boucher

François Boucher, 1738/45

Etching of a village street with stone houses, a large tree at left, small figures, and a distant hill.

Landscape, from Deuxieme Cahier de Paysage

Nicolas Pérignon, 1772

Japanese print of a teacup, lacquered box, ribbons and two birds in flight beside vertical calligraphy.

Magic (Tezuma), from the series "Various Arts (Shogei tsukushi)"

Hotei Gosei, c. 1811/13

Pen and brown ink study of a winged trumpeter above a curved tier of figures waving banners in an oval composition.

Study for Allegory of Two Quartieri of Florence

Giorgio Vasari, 1563/65

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure turning his head and pulling a sheet of drapery, with loose hatched shading.

Man Tugging on Sheet: Study for the Entombment [Sacristy of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, 1596]

called Il Cavalier d'Arpino Giuseppe Cesari, 1595/96

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with infant Saint John and Saint Anne beneath a draped curtain.

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John and Saint Anne

Style of Raffaellino da Reggio, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reaching to hanging blossoms, with calligraphy text beside them.

Flower (Hana), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)"

Teisai Hokuba, n.d.

Chalk drawing of a woman's head with curled hair on tan paper, with a small sketch to the right.

Head of a Woman

Antonio Balestra, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of Saint Lawrence standing on a cloud beside a gridiron, gazing upward with one arm extended.

Saint Lawrence in Glory

Sigismondo Caula, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of Mii Temple with red gates, tiled roofs, pine trees, and visitors on stone steps.

Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, early 19th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of four draped figures standing together, including a small figure in the center, on a light paper s

Departure of Tobit (recto); Sketch of Crucifixion (verso)

Genoese Italian, n.d. (recto); n.d. (verso)

Pen and wash sketch of classical figures: two standing youths, seated women in draped robes, and figures in an interior.

Cornelia Exhibiting Her Two Sons to a Friend

Livio Mehus, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Simon, a bearded haloed man holding a book and a saw, standing on a hatched floor.

Saint Simon

Master F.V.B., c. 1500

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of robed figures and soldiers in a rocky landscape, with a cross on a hill and grid lines

Saint Andrew Led to Martyrdom

Attributed to Niccolò Circignani, called Il Pomarancio, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining nude woman with a small cupid child resting beside her on a cushion, with drapery behind.

Venus and Cupid

Francesco Bartolozzi, n.d.

Black and grey carp leaping upward through diagonal streams of white water, with dark rocks on each side.

Carp Ascending Falls

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a winged angel bending toward a kneeling bald man, with two cherub heads in the upper right.

Communion of Saint Stanislaus Kostka

Circle of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, n.d.

Etching of a villa above pointed stone arches and vines, with cypress trees and two small figures in the foreground.

Fonte Nuova, Siena

Joseph Pennell, 1883

Red chalk portrait of a young boy with wavy hair and a loose collar, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Charles Beale, c. 1680

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered red kimono holding a sword and plate, with a stern expression.

The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a laden horse led by a woman in a red kimono, with calligraphic text in columns on the left.

Laden Horse and Women Returning with Brush

Teisai Hokuba, 19th century

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a large tree by a riverbank with distant buildings and an empty sky.

Landscape with River Bank

Possibly Annibale Carracci, n.d.

Pen drawing of a crowded battle scene with armored soldiers, horses, spears, shields and banners on aged paper.

Roman Conquest

Follower of Girolamo Sellari, called Girolamo da Carpi, n.d.

Pen and brown ink study of an extended academic arm with hatched shading on a narrow sheet of paper.

Academic Arm, Extended

Circle of Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1500/10

Pen and wash drawing of a haloed saint kneeling as executioners raise clubs and swords, with onlookers and architecture behin

Martyrdom of a Saint

Workshop of Vicencio Carducho, 1626/32

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped cloth holding a child, with a partial second figure at lower left.

Seated Mother and Child

Circle of Giovanni Bilivert, n.d.