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Art Institute of Chicago

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Dark painted landscape with rocky cliffs, a reflective pool in the foreground, small figures, and a pale sky.

Landscape

Théodore Rousseau, c. 1835

Oil portrait of an elderly man seated in a chair, head resting on his hand, holding a cane, against a dark background.

Old Age

Jozef Israëls, c. 1895

Painting of three nude goddesses before a man in red, with Cupid holding an apple and a winged figure above.

The Judgement of Paris

Attributed to Jan van der Straet, c. 1575

Hanging scroll of a bearded figure in a blue robe glancing upward, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.

Shoki the Demon Queller

Matsumura Goshun, 17th to 19th century

Portrait of a Beauty

Unknown artist, 17th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a bare plum tree, and scholars in a riverside pavilion complex.

Viewing Plum Blossoms with Warm Wine 溫酒賞梅圖

Yuan Jiang, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1717

Interior scene: a woman in satin plays a lute as a man with a baton leads, a sleeping spaniel and violin nearby.

The Music Lesson

Gérard ter Borch, c. 1670

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a lake, and a small pavilion with pine trees in the foreground.

Pavilion of Eight Poems 八詠樓詩畫

Chen Chun, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), dated 1538

Still life painting of a white draped table with bread, a wine glass, a pewter plate with fruit, a knife and a copper pot.

The White Tablecloth

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, c. 1731-32

Black-and-white image of the Holy Family with infant St. John, the Virgin holding a sleeping Christ child, Joseph behind with

Holy Family with the Infant St. John

Francesco Trevisani, c. 1700

Miniature battle scene from a Persian Shahnama manuscript showing mounted warriors, horses, and tents on a gold ground.

Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590

Miniature painting of seated men in a palace courtyard with musicians, a tree, and an upper balcony, framed by a gold border.

Courtyard of a Palace

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Painting of a stone portico with a hanging lantern framing ruins, a classical arch, figures and ships under a pale sky.

Portico with a Lantern

Follower of Canaletto, c. 1745

Sunlit courtyard with old houses, hanging laundry, potted plants, a stone wall and small figures under a cloudy sky.

The Terrace

Follower of Canaletto, c. 1745

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair and blue eyes in a dark coat against a blue sky background.

Portrait of Patrick Stewart

John Thomas Barber Beaumont, c. 1794/1806

Portrait of the Marchioness of Granby

Attributed to Richard Crosse, c. 1785

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a blue coat and white cravat, against a pale blue background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Richard Cosway, 1808

Grayscale image of an older bearded man with an open book beside a young boy in dark clothing under a tree.

Homer Dictating

Pier Francesco Mola, 1660-65

Loose impressionist painting of a sunlit forest clearing with pale birch trunks and a small figure among the trees.

Forêt de Compiègne

Berthe Morisot, 1885

Oil painting of a sick young man in bed attended by a physician, with a crowned woman and a seated king in a palace interior.

Antiochus Yearning for Stratonice

Stefano Pozzi, c. 1740

Portrait of a Man

Richard Crosse, Late 18th century

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a blue coat and white cravat against a grey background.

Portrait of a Youth

Henry Edridge, c. 1800/21

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, blue drapery and pearl earring, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

John Cox Dillman Engleheart, 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with grey curls, white dress and lace collar, against a pale blue background.

Portrait of Mary Worge

George Hayter, Early 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white curled hair in a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Sir John Stewart

Andrew Plimer, 1787

Portrait of Miss Anne Kennedy

Jeremiah Meyer, 1760/89

Dark painting of a witch riding a white goat at left, surrounded by leaping demonic figures, a black dog, and a toad.

A Witches' Sabbath

Cornelis Saftleven, c. 1650

Grayscale painting of a village road under a big tree, with a stone cross, cottages, and a walking figure.

Village in Brittany

Charles-François Daubigny, 1844

Eight Otsu-e folk paintings on a folding screen showing humorous figures, a gourd, a rat, a scorpion and a demon mask.

Otsu-e paintings

Unknown artist, c.1850

Framed painting of two sparrows on a golden silk ground with a calligraphic signature and red seal at upper right.

Two sparrows

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 18th century