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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Pen sketch of a martyrdom scene with a fallen figure, crowd of onlookers, hovering angels and clouds.

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

Pietro da Cortona, c. 1660

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated bearded saint with a lion, skull and two angels in an arched frame.

Study for Saint Jerome

after Ludovico Carracci, after 1598

Standing Draped Male Figure

Unknown artist, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of Cupid in a triumphal chariot with gods, goddesses and putti in a mythological procession.

Cupid in Triumphal Chariot, Accompanied by Gods and Goddesses

Follower of Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Red-brown ink drawing of the Deposition with Christ lowered from the cross by figures on ladders and mourners below.

Deposition, with Saint Francis of Assisi and Another Male Saint (Stephen?)

Attributed to Simone De Magistris, c. 1576

Pen and ink study of a muscular male leg with faint sketch of a seated figure on aged paper.

Male Figure Study, with Slight Sketch of Seated Figure

Follower of Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1540/50

Ideal Bust of a Woman

Attributed to Bartolomeo Passarotti, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a muscular male nude with arms raised overhead and one knee bent, on tan paper.

Ascending Male Nude

after Michelangelo Buonarroti, n.d.

Pen and ink study of a male nude's legs and feet with cross-hatched shading, plus a sketched arm at upper right.

Legs and Feet of Male Nude

Possibly after Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1812/50

Pen and brown wash drawing of a muscular armored warrior above a small winged child with a cord, c. 1550.

Mars and Cupid

Luca Cambiaso, c. 1550

Brown ink and wash study of the Annunciation with the Virgin kneeling and an angel descending among clouds and putti.

Study for the Annunciation

Lazzaro Baldi, n.d.

Chalk drawing of a seated winged figure with curled hair, bare torso and draped cloth on tan paper.

Seated Angel

Attributed to Mario Balassi, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted upward, veiled, on a toned paper ground.

Head of the Virgin Looking Upwards

Jacopo Cavedone, c. 1615

Pencil drawing of a robed saint blessing a child held by a seated woman, with a kneeling figure and architectural arches behi

Saint Blessing of Healing Child

After Simone Barabbino, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a bearded man's head tilted upward, eyes looking up, with curly hair on a cream paper sheet.

Head of Bearded Man Looking Upwards

Jonathan Richardson, n.d.

Drawing of a funerary monument with winged trumpeter, bearded trident-bearer, shielded woman and reclining figure on a pedest

Funerary Monument

after Francesco Bartolozzi, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a curly-haired angel head with downcast eyes and draped cloth on tan paper.

Angel

Attributed to or possibly after Francesco Bartolozzi, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a standing man with raised arms and flowing robes on a toned grey sheet.

Man Standing in Prayer (recto); Drapery Study (verso)

Domenico Fiasella, 1550/70

Pen and wash drawing of a draped standing figure seen from behind, arm raised, on blue-grey paper with white highlights.

Standing Draped Male Figure with Raised Right Arm

After Carlo Urbino, n.d.

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a winged angel holding flowers aloft and a cloth in the other hand.

Angel Holding Flowers and Scourge

Attributed to Stefano Pozzi, c. 1756

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded older man's head, looking upward, with wild hair and a flowing beard.

Bearded Head

Attributed to the circle of Domenichino, n.d.

Pencil sketch of the Madonna holding the Christ Child within an oval frame, with clouds drawn around them.

Madonna and Child

Style of Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Virgin Mary Standing in Profile

After Francesco di Cristofano, called Franciabigio, n.d.

Drawing of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, who reaches toward Saint Lucy, in black and red chalk on paper.

Virgin and Child with Saint Lucy

Attributed to Gian Girolamo Bonesi, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling bearded figure beside a skull and a crucifix in a rocky setting.

Saint Jerome

Style of Pier Francesco Mola, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of Apollo flaying Marsyas, two muscular nude men struggling against a tree trunk.

Apollo Flaying Marsyas

Attributed to Luca Cambiaso, c. 1545

Woodblock print of travelers in a boat with umbrellas crossing choppy blue water toward a village and trees.

Rokugo, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima, A Set of Sixteen (Enoshima kiko, jurokugban tsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Pen and brown ink sketch of Judith with a sword above a kneeling Holofernes, with a curtain behind them.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

School of Luca Cambiaso, 1550/60

Woodblock print of a monkey in a pink floral robe holding a fan and striped parasol, with calligraphy at left.

Monkey performing Sanbaso dance

Totoya Hokkei, 1824

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated nude male saint with a staff, resting on clouds.

Seated Saint John the Baptist

School of Luca Cambiaso, 1560/70