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Art Institute of Chicago

24,101 works

Miniature painting of an old bearded man in blue with seated and standing attendants before a brick wall and hills, framed by

Old Man Attended by Visitors

Unknown artist, 16th Century

Painting of Christ falling under a cross, a man in yellow hauling a rope, soldiers and mourners behind, gold background.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Attributed to Hans Maler, c. 1510

Rubens painting of a mythological wedding feast with a nude woman, a helmeted warrior, cherubs and a fruit-laden table.

The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis

Peter Paul Rubens, 1636

Painting of an elderly bearded saint with a lion, open books, a skull and a hourglass in a wooded landscape.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Workshop of Veronese, 1585-90

Painting of a haloed bishop in gold vestments writing at a lectern, with a study interior and figures visible through an arch

A Bishop Saint

Bartolomé Bermejo, c. 1480

Painting of a man in a top hat and grey coat examining prints and paintings in a dim, crowded interior.

The Print Collector

Honoré Daumier, c. 1860

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a waterfall, red-leaved trees and two travelers on a path beside a stream.

Mountainous landscape

Unknown artist, 18th century

Painting of a stern farmer with a pitchfork and a woman beside him in front of a white Gothic-style farmhouse.

American Gothic

Grant Wood, 1930

Miniature painting of a man carrying a woman and a black horse on a green hill, set within Persian calligraphy text.

Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370-1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.)

Ink drawing of a winged figure playing a harp on a canopied howdah atop a camel composed of animals and musicians.

Angel (Peri) Riding a Composite Camel

Unknown artist, c. 1700

Indian painting of a standing ruler in a patterned robe holding a globe and shield, with a green landscape behind him.

Portrait of Emperor Jahangir

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Dutch interior painting of a man and woman talking at an open door onto a garden terrace with statues and a balustrade.

The Terrace

Dutch; Delft, c. 1660

Ink landscape handscroll of rocky mountains, pine trees, a wooden pavilion and a small figure on a path, in gray washes.

Autumn Mountains 秋山圖

Wen Zhengming, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), early 16th century 明朝

Persian miniature of a seated couple in a garden with attendants, a blossoming tree, birds, fruit bowls, and gilded border.

Khosrow and Shirin in a Garden, a Scene from the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), late 16th/early 17th century

Painting of a bowl of red, pink and yellow apples on a round pedestal table against a dark background.

Apples

Henri Matisse, 1916

Oil painting of a dense bouquet of tulips, irises and roses in a brown earthenware vase on a wooden table, dark background.

Bouquet of Flowers in an Earthenware Vase

Attributed to Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1610

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a black dress and hat against a dark brown background.

Young Woman in Black

Robert Henri, 1902

Painting of a rainbow over a green meadow with trees, grazing cattle, and a farm building after a summer rain.

After a Summer Shower

George Inness, 1894

Dark, tonal landscape with a lone standing figure in a field under a threatening sky and dense trees.

Threatening

George Inness, 1891

Painting of an autumn forest with tall trees, a small glowing house in the distance, and two dogs in the foreground.

Autumn Woods

George Inness, 1891-94

Painting of a dusky meadow at sunset with a glowing pond, a line of trees, and a small figure on the right.

Landscape, Sunset

George Inness, 1887-89

Dark nocturnal landscape with a glowing moon, a bare tree at left, a small figure, and a red glow on the horizon.

The Moon at Night

George Inness, 1890

Painting of a wide meadow under a dark stormy sky, with a standing and a seated figure and a row of trees.

Sunlit Valley

George Inness, 1893

Painting of a twilight landscape with large trees, a figure in white, grazing sheep, and a farmhouse under a cloudy sky.

Twilight in Italy

George Inness, 1890

Painting of a hazy river valley at dusk with a figure with a staff on a grassy hill and a distant town.

Delaware Valley

George Inness, c. 1865-75

Painting of an open plain under a cloudy sky, with distant farmhouses, a smoke trail and a bare tree at right.

Twilight in Italy

George Inness, 1874

Painting of a bearded man leaning over a nude woman on a bed, with a sword on the floor, in a dim interior.

Tarquin and Lucretia

Tintoretto, 1578-80

Still life of grapes, lemons, a pear and apples on a swirling blue and lavender cloth, with vine leaves.

Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples

Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Painting of a sunlit cloister with arched vaults, columns, and brown-robed monks walking and reading in the arcade.

The Cloisters, San Lorenzo fuori le mura

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1824

Painting of a bearded man on clouds with an eagle, rebuked by a red-clad woman pointing, surrounded by onlookers and Cupid.

Jupiter Rebuked by Venus

Abraham Janssens I, c. 1612