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Art Institute of Chicago

238 works

Medieval painting of an armored knight striking a rival on a stone bridge, with mounted soldiers, a trumpeter, and a distant

Emperor Heraclius Slays the King of Persia

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Painting of Circassian cavalry waiting before an ornate Byzantine-style facade with striped arches and domes.

Circassian Cavalry Awaiting their Commanding Officer at the Door of a Byzantine Monument; Memory of the Orient

Alberto Pasini, 1880

Gothic painting of Pentecost: robed apostles and the Virgin kneel and gaze up at a dove with golden rays in a gilded frame.

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Pentecost

French; Picardy, c. 1495

Armored rider carrying a wooden cross before a city wall, with a trumpeter, soldiers, a white dog, and a flying angel.

Emperor Heraclius Denied Entry into Jerusalem

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Painting of a bishop saint with a swan, holding a golden chalice with an infant, against a red Gothic background.

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Saint Hugh of Lincoln

French; Picardy, c. 1495

Pen and brown ink drawing with blue wash of a garden fountain, two swans, trees, and a sculpted figure.

Capriccio with Fountain and Frolicking Swans

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1772

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a blue gown with pearls, holding a blue parrot on her hand.

A Young Lady with a Parrot

Rosalba Carriera, c. 1730

Small etching of a duck resting by reeds and water plants on a pond, drawn in loose, light lines on cream paper.

The Duck

Berthe Morisot, 1889

Brown ink sketch of birds and animals around a dead tree branch, with a dog and stork on the ground below.

Birds and Animals around a Dead Tree

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, n.d.

Head of a Raven in Profile, from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

Édouard Manet, 1875

Charcoal study of a draped cloth with a hooded form and soft folds, shaded against a dark background.

Draped with Hooded Figure (recto); Two Sketches of Swans in Water (verso)

Possibly Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Studies for Distribution of Eagles: The Archi-Chancelier, Cambacérés and the Archi-Trescrier, Lebrun

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Black lithograph of a man reading at a lamp-lit table in a dark room, with a chair and a bust nearby.

Under the Lamp ("Once upon a midnight dreary..."), from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

Édouard Manet, 1875

Watercolor of a woman in a white gown beside a green parrot on a red draped table in a decorated room.

Woman with a Green Parrot

Possibly Joaquin Agrasot y Juan, 1850/1880

Study for Distribution of Eagles, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Black and white lithograph of a man at an open window watching a raven fly over a city of chimneys and rooftops.

At the window ("Open here I flung the shutter..."), from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

Édouard Manet, 1875

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding an apple with the Christ child and a parrot, with a tree and castle behind.

The Virgin and Child with the Parrot

Sebald Beham, 1549

Vertical painted border with a peacock, a small bird, roses, scrolling blue foliage and fruit on a pale background.

Illuminated Border with Peacock, Bird, Snail, Fruit and Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Black and white woodcut headpiece with title Le Sourire, showing three figures, a mask, a fox and a bird.

Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird, headpiece for Le sourire

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Engraving of nude women bathing in an arched interior, with a ewer, a kneeling attendant and a sleeping figure in the backgro

A White Bird Telling Venus of Cupid's Illness

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Pencil study on cream paper of two nude male figures on a squared grid, one standing with folded arms and one reaching upward

Study for "The Distribution of the Eagles"

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Woodcut print of a horse with birds around it, with the title Le Sourire lettered across the top of the frame.

A Horse and Birds, headpiece for Le sourire

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Japanese woodblock print of a heron on a pole beside a green boat, with a setting sun and farmers in the distance.

Landscape with Heron and Boat

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Etching of the Holy Family: Mary holds the infant Christ while Joseph reaches toward a small bird beneath a tree.

Holy Family With a Bird

Simon Vouet, 1633

Vertical illuminated border with red and blue scrolling foliage, a bird, strawberries and flowers on a pale gold ground.

Illuminated Border with Bird, Strawberries and Flowers from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, n.d.

Engraved print of two winged putti in a garden, one raising a bird and the other leaning on a wicker cage.

Two Putti with a Bird

François Boucher, n.d.

Woodblock print of a bird perched on a loquat branch with pale leaves and fruit against a deep blue background.

Loquat and bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830/44

Etching of a seated woman with dark hair gazing down at a pale parrot perched on her hands.

The Parrot

Mary Cassatt, 1891

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

Woodblock print of a seated woman in striped kimono dreaming of a woman with a red umbrella, beside peonies and a screen.

Dreaming of the Heron Maiden

Komai Yoshinobu, c. 1771