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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Woodblock print of a woman with a red fan and pink kimono, with an iris roundel and calligraphy in the upper right.

The Waitress Ohisa of the Takashimaya

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792/93

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman nursing an infant as an elderly woman leans in beside her, before a brick wall.

Holy Family with Saint Anne

School of Luca Cambiaso, c. 1570

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two women embracing, with a standing figure holding a pitcher at right.

Visitation

Luca Cambiaso, c. 1555

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with Saint Catherine, with draped curtains and a seated Virgin and child.

Holy Family with Saint Catherine

Attributed to Luca Cambiaso, 1570/90

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated woman reading a book while reclining on clouds, with faint red grid lines.

Sibyl in the Clouds

After Luca Cambiaso, after 1570

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Deposition, with men lowering Christ from a cross beside grieving women.

Deposition

Attributed to Luca Cambiaso, 1570/75

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man with bare torso, hands clasped at chest, gazing upward.

Saint Jerome

After Agostino Carracci, after 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bent-over man sweeping with a broom beside a railing and buildings.

Manure Collector

After Annibale Carracci, after 1585

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in glory with two kneeling monk saints and angels in clouds.

Virgin and Child in Glory Worshipped by Two Monk Saints

Circle of Ercole Procaccini the younger, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a bearded man raising a sword beside a white horse, with a figure gesturing in the foreground.

Balaam's Ass

Agostino Carracci, n.d.

Woodblock print of ten bearded men in robes gathered together, with calligraphy in the upper corners, by Yashima Gakutei.

The Ten Great Disciples of Confucius (Komon jittetsu), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushik…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Four Sketches: Standing Male Figure; Profile Bust of Bearded Man; Profile Head of Bearded Man; Landscape

Attributed to Agostino Carracci, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned robe beside a young attendant with a sword, among blue irises.

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Narihira at Yatsuhashi from "A Six-fold Screen of Famous Pictures (Meiga rokushi byobu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847-1852

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds with angels, while robed figures below gesture toward her beside

Assumption of the Virgin

Attributed to Mauro Gandolfi, c. 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, Christ Child, kneeling figure, ox, and angels.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Attributed to Carlo Bononi, n.d.

Seated Woman in Profile

Possibly after Marcantonio Franceschini, n.d.

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bearded saint in flowing robes, gazing upward with one hand raised and holding a book.

Saint Paul

Circle of Giovanni Battista Trotti called Il Malosso, 1590/1610

Red chalk drawing of a group of youths, one leaning forward pointing, others kneeling and looking upward, on aged paper.

Group of Youths

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Sketch of the Holy Family with Saint John and the infant John the Baptist, over a red squared grid.

Holy Family with Saint John the Evangelist and the Infant John the Baptist

Bartolomeo Cesi, n.d.

Vestal Virgin Tuccia

Gaetano Gandolfi, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of Venus holding a curly-haired Cupid on her lap, with drapery and a wing behind her.

Venus and Cupid

Possibly Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a checkered kimono with floral patterns, holding a folded paper.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Hisamatsu

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1748

Sepia watercolor of Venus and Adonis beneath a tree, with a hunting dog and a spear beside them.

Venus and Adonis

Style of Conrad Martin Metz, n.d.

Brown ink and wash design of an ornate tomb canopy with scrolled cornices, figures, and a small crucifix.

Design for Tomb with Canopy

Attributed to Marco Marchetti, called Marco da Faenza, c. 1550

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical figures, a serpent, and an infant beside a reclining woman on a pedestal.

Birth of Alexander

Nicolas Poussin, 1640s

Grey wash drawing of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Virgin, Christ Child, angels and a dove among clouds.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

After Paolo Caliari, called Paolo Veronese, c. 1650-1700

Pen and brown wash drawing of a cavalry battle with riders, spears, and a winged figure in clouds above.

Conversion of Saint Paul

After Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Descent from the Cross, showing Christ's body held by figures with mourning women and angels above.

Descent from the Cross

Domenico Piola, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin Mary handing a scapular to a kneeling saint, with angels and a lion and lamb.

Virgin Mary Handing Scapular to Saint Simon Stock

Possibly after Paolo Caliari, called Paolo Veronese, c. 1600-1700