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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Red chalk drawing of a female figure with arms raised, head tilted back, beside a vessel and draped cloth.

Voluntary Poverty

After Domenichino, after 1627

Pen and brown ink drawing of several cherubic cupids crowded into a woven basket beside a cluster of grapes.

Basket of Cupids

Attributed to Jan Boeckhorst, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and angels among classical arches and a landscape.

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Angels

Possibly Johannes Glauber, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped female figure balancing an object on her head, on a stone plinth.

Female Caryatid

After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a rearing horse with a flowing mane and a rider seen from behind, on a toned sheet.

Man on Rearing Horse, Seen from Behind

Style of Charles Parrocel, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated pope handing a document to a kneeling monk among attendants in a curtained hall.

Pope Granting Saint Anthony of Padua a Bull of Indulgence

Circle of Paolo Farinato, n.d.

Kneeling Female Saint in Profile

Attributed to Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Pen and ink study of a standing female figure with a staff and a peacock beside her, over faint grid lines.

Study for Juno (or Diana) with a Peacock

Luca Cambiaso, 1584/85

Pencil sketch on blue paper of a standing youth in a cloak holding a hat, with studies of legs and drapery.

Standing Youth Holding Hat, and Sketch of Legs

Probably Domenico Fiasella, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Zeus with an eagle beside Psyche on clouds, with a winged figure in the upper left.

Zeus and Psyche

Lazzo Tavarone, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of ornamental scrollwork with a central rosette, acanthus leaves and scale-pattern panels.

Decorative Design

Possibly Lodovico Carracci, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing monk in a flowing robe, hands clasped at the chest, on aged paper.

Standing Monk Holding Host and Palen

Ludovico Carracci, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of Hercules raising a club against a serpent in a garden of trees and figures.

Study for Hercules Slaying the Serpent Ladon in the Garden of the Hesperides

Andrea Lilio, c. 1626

Drawing of the Holy Family: Mary seated, nude infant with a staff, and bearded Joseph at right, in soft graphite tones.

Holy Family

After Bartolommeo Schedoni, after 1611

Pencil drawing on an oval sheet of three children with a goat beside a tree and foliage, in the style of Jacob de Wit.

Three Children and a Goat

Style of Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of an angel with wings pointing ahead while holding the hand of a boy, with a dog in the foreground.

Tobias and the Angel

After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian, n.d.

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a winged putto seated on a cloud, one arm raised, with drapery beside it.

Putto Seated Beside Drapery, Reaching Upwards

Style of Etienne Parrocel, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a warrior placing his hand in a flaming brazier before a seated bearded king and soldiers.

Mucius Scaevola Putting His Hand in the Flame before Porsenna

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

Red chalk drawing of a seated warrior seen from behind, holding a spear and flag, with a shield and weapons nearby.

Warrior at Rest

After Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a draped robe leaning over a table to cut bread, seen from behind.

Standing Man Seen From Behind Cutting Bread

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Pencil study of robed figures gathered among trees near a classical structure, with a reclining figure above.

Compositional study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1883/84

Engraved frontispiece with oval portrait of Samuel Butler above a pedestal scene with a chariot, mountain and allegorical fig

Frontispiece, plate one from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Engraving of a mounted knight and squire riding past an inn, a dog leaping nearby, and a market woman and cobbler at right.

Hudibras Sallying Forth, plate two from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing a crowd of villagers with pipes and staves, a bear on a chain nearby.

Hudibras' First Adventure, plate three from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Engraving of a street scene with a man in the pillory, a mounted knight, a squire, onlookers, and verse below.

Hudibras Triumphant, plate four from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Engraving of a crowded outdoor brawl with a woman in a laced bodice facing down armed men beside a cottage and trees.

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla, plate five from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Engraving of a bearded knight seated in wooden stocks in a courtyard, watched by a crowd, with verse below.

Hudibras in Tribulation, plate six from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Etching of a boisterous village procession with horsemen, drummers and a crowd, beside a thatched cottage and inn sign.

Hudibras and the Skimmington, plate seven from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Engraving of a cluttered study with a skeleton, hanging crocodile, globe, and two seated men at a table covered with diagrams

Hudibras and Sidrophel, plate eight from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26

Engraving of an interior with figures in a violent struggle, a woman with a candle, a staircase, and verse below.

Hudibras Catechized, plate nine from Hudibras

William Hogarth, February 1725/26