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Art Institute of Chicago

3,361 works

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in draped robes pointing with his right hand, leaning on a stone pedestal.

Standing Man, Pointing with Right Hand

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Engraving of a standing doge in a long cloak and tall hat, framed by a diamond-patterned border.

The Doge, plate seven from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Watercolor landscape of nude women bathing and drying by a pond beneath large trees, with a rocky outcrop at right.

Women Drying Selves by Pond

John William Taverner, 1740/50

Hand-coloured print of fashionable Parisians strolling in the arcaded Palais Royal gallery past shop windows, 1787.

Promenade of the gallery of the Palais Royal

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1787

Engraved print of a standing merchant in a pleated robe and headdress reading a small book, framed by a twisted rope border.

The Merchant, plate four from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Pen and brown ink drawing of mourners lowering a body onto an inscribed tomb, with three crosses on a distant hill.

The Entombment of Christ

after Andrea Mantegna, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a large tree over resting sheep, a woman at left, and a man sketching at lower right.

Man Sketching and Woman with Herd of Sheep Beneath Tree

Samuel John Stump, c. 1830

Engraving of a standing knight in pleated tunic and cape holding a sword, with a small attendant beside him, in a rope border

The Knight, plate six from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in green walking a plank onto a boat while figures watch on a hillside shore.

Man Mounting Plank to Boat

after Leonard Bramer, 1660/69

Watercolor of two women on stone steps before an ornate carved stone doorway with an iron lantern.

Two Women in a Doorway

Lawrence Carmichael Earle, 1882

Engraving of a woman with long hair playing a curved horn in a hilly landscape, labeled Melpomene XVII.

Melpomene, plate seventeen from Apollo and the Muses

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a singer and a bearded lute player in turbans beside sheet music and an inkwell.

Singer and Lute Player

Mary Trevor, 1818

Watercolor of a woman in folk costume holding hands with a barefoot boy on a dirt road across an open plain.

Woman in Native Costume with Boy on Road

After Bartolomeo Pinelli, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a woman on a donkey holding a child, with a guide and four men beside a rocky cliff.

Holy Family Passing Four Men

Attributed to Leonard Bramer, 1660/69

Pencil drawing of a minstrel playing a lute near a horse, with a round stone tower and tree in the background.

Blondel and Richard Coeur de Lion

Mary Trevor, 1826

Pen and grey wash drawing of a large tree with a seated man and dog beside a river, with distant hills.

Man and Dog Seated Below Trees by River

Attributed to Paul Sandby, n.d.

Engraving of a thin elderly beggar wrapped in a cloak beside bare trees, a brick wall and two dogs, labeled MISERO I.

The Beggar, plate one from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing draped woman raising a laurel wreath, with white highlights on yellowed paper.

Standing Woman with Laurel Wreath

called dalle Lame Biagio Pupini, n.d.

Portrait of Bearded Man (Lodovico Ariosto?)

Unknown artist, 1550/59

Engraving of a young nobleman holding a falcon, with a hunting dog and a servant in a grassy field.

The Gentleman, plate five from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tabernacle with the Man of Sorrows flanked by putti and angels under a draped canopy.

Tabernacle with Man of Sorrows

Circle of Domenico Campagnola, c. 1535

Red chalk and grey wash sketch of two men and a woman in a room with a doorway and chair.

Literary Illustration: Two Men and Woman in Interior

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, n.d.

The Servant, plate two from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Pencil sketch of peasant figures and a man on horseback near a stone archway, with a horse and reclining figures.

Group of Peasants with Man on Horse

William Henry Pyne, n.d.

Drypoint print of two children leaning over a table, heads bent together in concentration, one hand resting on the surface.

The Map

Mary Cassatt, 1890

Engraving of an artisan with compasses at a table, a child behind him, and a hearth with a roasting spit at left.

The Artisan, plate three from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Watercolor of four cattle on a grassy hill with trees, a rocky bank, and a distant plain under a cloudy sky.

Deer Park, possibly Kilkenny

Elizabeth Murray, 1843

Mother Berthe Holding Her Child

Mary Cassatt, c. 1889

Engraving of a seated pope in a papal crown holding keys, framed by a rope border, labeled PAPA X at bottom.

The Pope, plate ten from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Watercolor of a river view with waterfront buildings, a bridge, sailboats, and two figures on a grassy bank.

View from Sydney

Elizabeth Murray, 1847