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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Loosely painted standing woman in a white robe with a red sash against a dark, sketchy background.

Nubian Woman

Jules Robert Auguste, c. 1830

Painting of women in jewelry and draped dress resting among adobe buildings at dusk, with a figure watching from a rooftop.

Women of the Ouled Nayls

Eugène Fromentin, 1867

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

Painting of a plucked chicken hanging by its feet from a dark wooden door with brass hinges and a keyhole plate.

For Sunday's Dinner

William Harnett, 1888

Full-length portrait of a woman in black mourning dress and hood beside a gilded crucifix and draped curtain.

Portrait of a Noblewoman Dressed in Mourning

Jacopo da Empoli, c. 1600

Black and white bust portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair

Henry Raeburn, 1810-20

Painted head of a man with downcast eyes and dark hair against a warm ochre ground, after Dante's Inferno.

Two Heads of Damned Souls from Dante's "Inferno" (recto and verso)

Henry Fuseli, 1770-78

Monochrome painting of a seated woman examining a child in a dim interior with a bed, chair, and kettle.

Woman Looking For Fleas

Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1715

Two haloed saints, a man with a branch and a crowned woman in blue, stand before a tower in a late medieval painting.

Diptych of Saints Achatius, Barbara, Apollonia, and Sebald

German; Franconia, c. 1490

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe against a dark background, turned toward the right.

Portrait of a Man

Attributed to Martin Schaffner, c. 1525

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a red garment and gold chain against a dark olive background.

Portrait Presumed to be of Antonio Zantani

Unknown artist, c. 1555

Oil portrait of a young man with curled powdered hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a golden background.

Robert Brown of Newhall

Henry Raeburn, 1792

Seated man in a black robe and long curly wig holding a rolled scroll, against a dark olive background.

Portrait of Thomas Bulwer

Gerard Soest, 1654

Panel painting with two scenes: Saint Christopher facing demons on a rocky path, and before a king with armored soldiers belo

Saint Christopher Meets Satan; Saint Christopher before the King of Lycia

Martín de Soria, 1480-85

Seated man in red garment with shackled wrists and chain, gazing upward against a dark olive background.

The Captive Slave

John Simpson, 1827

Medieval panel painting with two scenes of a haloed saint at a royal banquet and preaching to a crowd with a baptism.

Saint Christopher Taking Leave of the King Who Feared Satan; Saint Christopher and His Converts

Martín de Soria, 1480-85

Oil portrait of a woman with upswept hair in a red dress with gold collar, before a dark landscape with trees.

Abigail Inskeep Bradford

Rembrandt Peale, 1803-8

Still life of Civil War regalia: a black kepi, crossed sabers with pink tassels, a leather pouch, and two medals on a tan wal

Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley

George Cope, 1887

Trompe l'oeil rack of letters, stamped envelopes, and a theatre ticket crossed by red ribbon, with pencil sketches, 1879.

Rack Picture for Dr. Nones

Attributed to William A. Mitchell, 1879

Oil portrait of a man in a dark blue cap and dark coat over a white shirt, turned to the left against a brown background.

Sir Andrew Fountaine

Jonathan Richardson the Elder, c. 1710

Virgin Mary kneels in prayer beside the infant Christ, with angels, an ox and a donkey, against a gold background.

The Nativity

Master of Pulkau, 1507-10

Black-and-white portrait of a woman in a ruffled white bonnet, white collar, and dark dress with an ornate belt buckle.

Portrait of a Woman

Attributed to Mathias Stoltenberg, c. 1820

Virgin and Child on a cloud above a kneeling Saint Francis, with two angels and a distant landscape under an orange sky.

Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Francis

Francesco Albani, c. 1606

Painting of a haloed bearded man in animal skins seated under a tree beside a lamb, with light breaking through the foliage.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Denys Calvaert, c. 1610

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet, black dress and dark shawl against a black background.

Woman in Black

Unknown artist, 1820-40

Loose painting of an orange autumn tree, a rowboat on a pond, a reclining figure on grass, and a cloudy sky.

The Mill Pond

George Inness, 1889

Portrait of a young boy in a brown coat and green waistcoat, with a red book and a white lamb beside him.

Boy of Hallett Family with Lamb

Unknown artist, 1766-76

Peasants dancing and drinking in a rustic tavern, with a violinist playing and onlookers gathered around the room.

Merrymakers in an Inn

Adriaen van Ostade, 1674

Woman in white cap and red jacket preparing food at a kitchen table with a wine bottle and clay jug.

The Maid

François Bonvin, c. 1875

Painting of a young woman with pinned hair sewing white fabric, with a bouquet of flowers in a blue vase behind her.

Young Woman Sewing

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879