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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Japanese woodblock print of women and children on a veranda with moths, a lattice window, and a pine branch.

No. 8 (hachi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

Three women reel silk from cocoons over a brazier beside a wooden frame, with hanging skeins and text cartouches above.

Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, No. 9 (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa, ku)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798-1800

Ukiyo-e print of women in kimono handling silk cloth at a wooden tub and bamboo pole, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

No. 10 (ju), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono working at a silk-reeling frame, with calligraphy in the upper margin.

No. 11 (juichi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

Etching of an allegorical scene with a kneeling robed figure, classical figures on steps, clouds, and a French inscription be

Allegory on the Convalescence of the Dauphin

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Hand-colored print of stylized ferns, leaves and dark berry clusters in pink, grey, green and ochre on a pale sheet.

Plate, from New Suite of Notebooks of Ideal Flowers for Use by Draftsmen and Painters

Anne Allen, c. 1795

Title page with a colorful oval garland of flowers and leaves framing handwritten French text, marked No. 4.

Title Page, from New Suite of Notebooks of Ideal Flowers for Use by Draftsmen and Painters

Anne Allen, c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of three women operating a wooden loom, one kneeling in a floral kimono at right.

No. 12 (juni), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

Woodblock print of a busy Edo canal with boats and warehouses, a stone bridge, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a temple roof with workers and a kite, with Mount Fuji in the distance above rooftops.

Honganji Temple at Asakusa in Edo (Toto Asakusa Honganji), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sa…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a crowded river boat with Mount Fuji and a long bridge in the background at twilight.

Fuji from Ommayagashi with Twilight over Ryogoku Bridge (Ommayagashi yori ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the serie…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of fishing boats on a bay with a village island and Mount Fuji in the distance under a pale sky.

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyo Tsukudajima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokk…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Watercolor of an elderly sculptor working on a small statue beside a seated nude model in a studio of classical sculptures.

Preparation for the Academy - Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus

Thomas Rowlandson, 1805

Brown and grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with infant John the Baptist, flanked by Saints Francis and Clare.

Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, and Saints Francis of Assisi and Clare

Felice Brusasorci, n.d.

Woodblock print of figures on a temple veranda gazing toward snow-capped Mount Fuji across a river and fields.

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyakurakanji Sazaido), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mo…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of rooftop workers flying kites over Edo rooftops with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

The Mitsui Shop in Surugacho in Edo (Koto Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of workers at a Honjo timber yard by a canal, with tall lumber stacks and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Tatekawa at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of travelers on a hillside path with thatched houses, a pine tree, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of galloping horsemen on a winding road past a pine tree, with red Mount Fuji in the distance.

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the seriesThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-33

Woodblock print of a Yoshida teahouse with seated women and travelers, and Mount Fuji visible through the open window.

Yoshida on the Tokaido (Tokaido Yoshida), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830/33

Woodblock print of a coastal village, tidal flats with figures, a sailboat, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Enoshima Island in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurok…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of a coastal village, sailing boat and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance under a pale sky.

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of an arched bridge over a river with boats, pedestrians, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugak…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of Edo hillside with travelers, a pine tree, a tiled roof, and Mount Fuji in the distance under blue sky.

Surugadai in Edo (Toto surugadai), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Woodblock print of cherry trees and travelers on a hill, with Mount Fuji rising over a blue bay in the distance.

Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Etching of a family group: two seated women reading a book, with a man in a wide hat and other figures behind them.

The Artist and His Family

Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1794/95

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a thatched village and still lake, with a small boat at lower right.

The Surface of the Water at Misaka in Koshu Province (Koshu Misaka suimen), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Moun…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33

Narrow horizontal etching with dense tree foliage at upper left and hatched sky across the right, on a cream sheet.

Youth Playing a Lyre to a Maiden by a Fountain

the elder Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1803

Ink architectural drawing of an organ screen elevation and floor plan for Isaiah Temple with fretsawn ornament and labeled ro

Isaiah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, Organ Screen Plan and Elevation

Dankmar Adler, 08/10/1898

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a shore of thatched houses, with boatmen rowing wooden boats through blue waves.

Tagonoura Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-33