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Art Institute of Chicago

13,141 works

Engraving of the Nativity set in a ruined classical arcade with Corinthian columns, shepherds, and a landscape beyond.

The Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds

Nicoletto da Modena, c. 1512

Engraved dedication page in ornate script addressed to Monsignor Carlo Filippo, centered on a pale blank sheet.

Dedication, from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Engraving of Saint Sebastian tied to a column, pierced by arrows, within an arcaded classical setting with a landscape behind

Saint Sebastian

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500/10

Engraving of an elderly bearded saint with halo reading a book, holding a sword, beside a stone wall and distant water.

St. Paul

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Engraving of St. George in armor with a halo, standing beside a slain dragon with a lance and a distant river town.

St. George on Foot

Albrecht Dürer, 1502

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a column, pierced by arrows, standing barefoot before an arch and rocky landscape.

St. Sebastian Bound to the Column

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1499

Engraving of three winged putti, two playing trumpets and one holding a shield and helmet, on a hatched ground.

Three Putti with Shield and Helmet

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1505

Engraving of a nude woman balancing on a sphere, holding a thistle-topped staff, with a drape swirling around her.

Fortune

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1495

Engraving of a turbaned man with a bow beside a turbaned woman holding an infant, standing before hills.

Oriental Family

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496

Engraving of Adam and Eve being joined by a bearded figure in a mitre, with a crowd of onlookers and a fruit tree above.

Marriage of Adam and Eve

Jean Duvet, 1540/55

Engraving of a seated scholar with an angel, a lion and a swan, and a walled city with women on a boat above.

Duvet Studying the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, 1555

Etching of a towering round prison with winding staircases, railed bridges, iron scaffolding and tiny figures in vaulted hall

The Round Tower, plate 3 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1750

Etching of a massive stone arch framing a bridge with sculpted figures, a tall column, and small figures in a vast architectu

The Grand Piazza, plate 4 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1750

Etching of vaulted arches, stairs and balconies in a deep imaginary prison interior, with small figures and rising smoke.

The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750-60

Etching of a vast vaulted interior with a grand staircase, arches, scaffolding and small figures below.

The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1750

Etching of a labyrinthine prison interior with arched bridges, staircases, railings, small figures and a pulley machine.

The Drawbridge, plate 7 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1750

Etching of a vast imaginary prison interior with a giant wheel, stone blocks, arches and tiny figures.

The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748/50

Woodcut of the Virgin seated on a crescent moon nursing the Christ child, surrounded by rays of light and stars.

The Virgin on the Crescent, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1511, published 1511

Engraving of an angel writing in an arched interior with a winged lion, a dragon, and the Trinity above.

St. John on the Island of Patmos

Jean Duvet, 1550/60

Woodcut of a betrothal scene: a man and young woman join hands before a bearded priest in an arched temple, with onlookers.

The Betrothal of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504, published 1511

Woodcut of the Circumcision of Christ showing a crowd in a vaulted Gothic temple interior with an arched doorway.

The Circumcision of Christ, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1505, published 1511

Woodcut of Christ among seated doctors in an arched temple interior, with a glowing disc of light above and onlookers at left

Christ Among the Doctors, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1503, published 1511

Woodcut of Christ taking leave of the Virgin, with kneeling and standing women beside a post, a bare tree, and a walled town

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504; published 1511

Black and white woodcut of the Virgin on a canopy bed surrounded by mourning apostles in an arched room.

The Death of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, 1510, published 1511

Etching of an imaginary prison with chains, vaults, a staircase and an inscribed title plaque by Piranesi.

Title Page from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750-60

Engraved heraldic coat of arms with a crowned lion crest, peacock feathers, and a shield with lions and stars.

Coat of Arms of Wilhelm and Wolfgang Rogendorf

After Albrecht Dürer, 1864 (copy); 1520 (original)

Black and white print of the Holy Family with two angels inside an arched, vaulted hall with a round window.

The Holy Family with Two Angels in a Vaulted Hall

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1503-04

Woodcut of seated Christ with crown of thorns mocked by an armored soldier holding a reed scepter, with Latin text below.

Christ, Man of Sorrows, Mocked by a Soldier, from The Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Engraving of Christ in majesty above angels and clouds, with nude and crowned figures below in flames, by Jean Duvet, 1555.

Opening of the Sixth Seal

Jean Duvet, 1555

Etching of a Venetian-style waterfront with moored sailing boats, a gondola, strolling figures and palazzo buildings along a

The Riva, Looking Towards the Caserna

Frank Duveneck, 1880