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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Red chalk drawing of two airborne angels, one with outstretched arms and upturned face, the other bare-chested and looking up

Two Angels in Flight

Charles de La Fosse, 1707/10

Pastel landscape of tall umbrella pines in a sunlit field with blue mountains and a pale sky behind.

Extensive Landscape with a Village and Hillside in the Distance

Félix-Hippolyte Lanoüe, c. 1860

Watercolor of a round columned temple on a cliff above dense trees and rocks under a blue sky with clouds.

View of the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli

François-Louis Français, 1844

Ink drawing of a heron wading at the edge of a forest pool beneath dense overhanging trees and undergrowth.

Forest Pool with Heron

Paul Huet, c. 1830

Watercolor and pen drawing of a church interior with Ionic columns, an arched altar, and kneeling figures on a marble floor.

The Borghese Chapel in Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1824

Pencil portrait of a young woman in a feathered bonnet, frilled collar and draped shawl, drawn on pale paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1812

Oval grayscale portrait drawing of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark coat, hand at his chest.

Portrait of the Artist Joseph Chinard

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1799/1802

Charcoal drawing of a nude man leaning over a large sleeping head with dark hair on a grassy slope.

Primitive Being

Odilon Redon, c. 1876

Charcoal and chalk studies of a female figure with raised arm on tan paper, by Edgar Degas.

Study of a Singer

Edgar Degas, 1878/80

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude leaning against a pole with one arm raised to his head.

Academic Male Nude

Georges Seurat, 1877

Charcoal drawing of a dark tree mass against a pale sky, with grainy shading over a horizontal open field.

Landscape

Georges Seurat, c. 1881

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tree-lined avenue with a lone figure walking on a shadowed path.

Avenue of Pollard Birches and Poplars

Vincent van Gogh, March 1884

Pencil sketch of a standing nude bather with one arm raised, beside trees and water under a cloudy sky.

Bather With Outstretched Arms (recto); Study of a Tree (verso)

Paul Cézanne, 1874/77

Engraving of a mock sea battle with galleys and smoke inside a courtyard ringed by crowded arcaded galleries.

Naumachia in the Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti

Orazio Scarabelli, 1592

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a beret and fur cloak, framed by heraldic shields, putti and columns.

King Christian II of Denmark

Jacob Binck, about 1529

Engraving of a night fireworks display over a crowd before a civic building, with fountains and a classical pavilion lit on t

The Fireworks

Jean-Michel Moreau, January 21, 1782

Engraved portrait of a young woman in a patterned dress reading a letter seated in a wooden chair.

Portrait of Mademoiselle Lavergne, Niece of Mr.Liotard

Jean Daullé, c.1746-63

Engraving of costumed dancers performing in a wooded landscape, with a seated woman in a ruffled gown at left.

The Carnival of Parnassus

Pierre François Basan, c.1759

Engraving of elegantly dressed couples dancing outdoors under trees beside an ivy-covered wall and a stone building, c.1750.

La Guinguette, Divertissment pantomine, du Theatre Italien (The Dance Hall, a Diverting pantomine, from Italian Theatre)

Pierre François Basan, c.1750

Engraving of a washerwoman at a washtub with a boy blowing bubbles, a cat, and a figure hanging laundry in a doorway.

La Blanchisseuse (The Washerwoman)

I Charles-Nicolas Cochin, 1739

Engraving of a seated draftsman sketching beside a classical statue and standing observer, with a brazier in the foreground.

Etude du Dessein (The Drawing Lesson)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1749

Engraving of a woman in a white cap reading to a young girl seated across from her in a draped interior room.

La Bonne Education (The Good Education)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1749

Engraving of a woman with a letter and a young man sealing it with candle wax at a draped table.

Woman Sealing a Letter

Etienne Fessard, 1738

Engraving of a seated man showing playing cards to a girl and a standing boy at a draped table in an interior.

Les tours de cartes (The card trick)

Louis Surugue, 1744

Engraving of a blind man with a walking stick and cup, accompanied by a pug dog on a leash, beside stone pillars and a chair.

L'Aveugle (The Blind Man Begging)

Louis Surugue, c. 1753

Engraving of a schoolmistress in a bonnet guiding a child writing letters at a wooden desk.

School Mistress

François Bernard Lépicié, c. 1740

Engraving of a woman in a bonnet peeling turnips in a kitchen, with copper pans, a bowl of water and vegetables on the floor.

La Ratisseuse (The Turnip Scraper)

François Bernard Lépicié, 1742

Mezzotint of fashionable visitors viewing paintings crowded on gallery walls at the Royal Academy exhibition, 1771.

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Painting in the Year 1771

Richard Earlom, published May 20, 1772

The Dancer Holoke-Go-Zen

Giuseppe De Nittis, 1873

Etching of a seated woman with dark hair holding an open folding fan, wearing a dark dress with ribbon bows.

Woman with a Fan

Félix Bracquemond, c. 1886