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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Ink architectural front elevation of the Victoria Hotel with central clock tower, arched ground floor and dimension lines.

Victoria Hotel, Chicago Heights, Illinois, Front Elevation

Adler and Sullivan, 1892

Ink architectural elevation of the Victoria Hotel facade with arched windows, shingled roof and a clock tower, dated 1892.

Victoria Hotel, Chicago Heights, Illinois, West Elevation

Adler and Sullivan, 1892

Ink architectural elevation drawing of the south facade of the Illinois Central passenger house with gables and dimensions.

Illinois Central Railroad, Oakland Avenue Passenger Station, Chicago, Illinois, South Elevation

Adler and Sullivan, 1886

Ink architectural elevation of Isaiah Temple's west facade with arched entrances, columns, and a rose window with Star of Dav

Isaiah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, West Elevation

Dankmar Adler, 1898/99

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns shown in an arched niche, with crowds gesturing below on a checkered floor.

Ecce Homo

Master IS, n.d.

Ink architectural elevation of Isaiah Temple's west facade with a rose window, columned entrances and a pediment.

Isaiah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, Alternate West Elevation

Dankmar Adler, 1898/99

Etching of a horseman on a rearing horse above dead soldiers and a fallen horse, with distant cavalry and flags on a ridge.

The Battlefield

Karel Dujardin, 1652

Woodcut of three mounted warriors in plumed helmets labeled Hector Troianus, Alexander Macedo and Julius Caesar.

Hector of Troy, Alexander of Macedon, Julius Caesar, from The Nine Heroes

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1520

Engraving of Christ on the cross with two haloed saints, a kneeling figure, and sun and moon in the upper corners.

Christ on the Cross

Master S, 1500/25

Etching of a pastoral landscape with a tree, stone tower, watermill, grazing goats and cattle, and figures by a river.

The Dance on the River Bank

Claude Lorrain, c. 1634

Woodblock print of a seated traveler receiving tea from a woman in a patterned kimono beside luggage and a sedge hat.

Okabe, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Etching of a rocky cliff beside a calm lake, with wooded hills, clouds and birds in the sky.

Rocky Landscape

Herman Naijwincx, 1645-50

Ink and pencil first floor plan of the David Lewinsohn house with labeled rooms, dimensions and handwritten notes.

David Lewinsohn House, Chicago, Illinois, First Floor Plan

Fritz Frederick L. Foltz, 1898

Ink architectural drawing of a dining room with fireplace, paneled door, built-in sideboard, and detail sections.

David Lewinsohn House, Chicago, Illinois, Dining Room Elevations and Details

Fritz Frederick L. Foltz, 1898

Ink architectural elevation of the David Lewinsohn House showing facade, dormers, bay window, porch and annotated details.

David Lewinsohn House, Chicago, Illinois, East Elevation

Fritz Frederick L. Foltz, 1898

Woodcut of a haloed saint with a chain and staff standing in a cobbled courtyard beside a Gothic church and a heraldic shield

Saint Ferreolus, from Saints Connected with the House of Habsburg

Leonhard Beck, 1517

Ink architectural drawing of the David Lewinsohn House with south and north elevations, a section, and a roof framing detail.

David Lewinsohn House, Chicago, Illinois, North and South Elevations

Fritz Frederick L. Foltz, 1898

Ink architectural side elevation of the James S. Norton house with stone base, sash windows, gabled dormer and chimneys.

James S. Norton House, Chicago, Illinois, Side Elevation

Treat and Foltz, 1884

Architectural front elevation drawing of the William Bunge house with gabled dormers, arched entrance and conservatory, annot

William Bunge House, Chicago, Illinois, Front Elevation

Treat and Foltz, 1889/90

Ink architectural drawing of a residence hall and staircase with paneled walls, balusters, and handwritten finish notes.

William Bunge House, Chicago, Illinois, Hall and Main Stairway Details

Treat and Foltz, 1889/90

Ink architectural floor plan of a Rathskeller basement in Halle, with labeled cellars, stairs, and boiler rooms.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Basement Plan

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Red and brown ink ground floor plan of the Rathskeller building in Halle, with labeled shops, offices, and staircases.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Ground Floor Plan

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Red and brown architectural floor plan of a mezzanine level with labeled rooms, staircases, and a scale bar.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Mezzanine Plan

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Woodblock print of two children riding a horse with a basket of greens beneath pine trees, with Japanese calligraphy.

Mishima, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Red and brown ink floor plan of the Rathskeller building in Halle, showing labeled rooms, stairs and a scale bar.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, First Floor Plan

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Architectural floor plan in red ink of the Rathskeller Neubau in Halle, with labeled galleries, salons, staircases and rooms.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Second Floor Plan

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Architectural floor plan in red and blue ink showing third-floor rooms, staircases and a scale bar, labeled in German.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Third Floor Plan

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Architectural cross-section drawings of a multi-story Rathskeller building in Halle, with staircase, ornate windows and roof.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Two Sections

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Watercolor architectural elevations of a brick Rathskeller building with spires, gabled roofs, and arched shopfronts in Halle

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Elevations

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887

Colored architectural elevation of a brick Rathskeller building with arched shopfronts, dormers, and steep roofs.

Rathskeller Neubau, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Elevation

Peter J. Weber, c. 1887