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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Henri Lehmann, 1863

Illuminated initial N with gold letterform and blue and purple acanthus leaf scrollwork on a dark gold ground.

Illuminated Initial "N" with Acanthus Leaves from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a nude young man in a plumed helmet beside a severed bearded head on a stone pedestal.

David with the Head of Goliath

After Guido Reni, after 1605/06

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded warrior in plumed helmet and armor, holding a sword, standing frontally.

Standing Warrior

Style of Nicolas Poussin, n.d.

Hand-colored print of a floral bouquet with red carnations, white lilies and orange poppies in a gilt mat.

Floral Piece

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, n.d.

Two Studies: Female Head in Three-Quarter Profile; Female Bust Seen from the Back

After Stefano della Bella, c. 1647

Pen and ink drawing of a European courtier in a plumed hat conversing with two figures in turbans and cloaks.

European Courtier and Two Turks, Conversing

Style of Stefano della Bella, n.d.

Monochrome lithograph of a woman bending forward and drying herself with a towel beside a bathtub, by Edgar Degas.

After the Bath II

Edgar Degas, 1891-92

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a yellow patterned kimono standing before a latticed screen, with a round sign and calligra

The Courtesan Yugiri of Ibarakiya, Osaka, from a triptych of beauties of the three capitals

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1725/30

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a seated Madonna holding a child, with one arm raised and draped robes.

Seated Madonna and Child

Possibly Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in clouds appearing to a kneeling saint with an attendant boy.

Madonna and Child Appearing to Male Saint

Possibly after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Black chalk study on blue paper of a head turned downward, with curled hair and a closed eye, by Ciro Ferri.

Sculpted Female Head

Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Standing Draped Female Figure

called Il Volterrano Baldassare Franceschini, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of several draped figures and bearded men with shrubs and rocks in the lower right.

Sketches of Figures, Landscape

Possibly after Marco Antonio Franceschini, n.d.

Lithograph of a ballet dancer in a tutu embracing a bald older man in evening dress beside a stool.

The Consent

Jean-Louis Forain, 1892

Crayon sketch of a man in a cap and a woman in a long dress beside a stack of framed pictures in an interior.

"I don't dare take them down yet...it would hurt him too much"

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1892

Hand-colored woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow patterned robe holding an umbrella and sword, with a small figure

The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo as Shikishi Naishinno and Tsuruya Nanboku as Gengoro in the play "Tategami Teika Kazur…

Okumura Toshinobu, 1719

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated man with a cane in front of large trees.

Man Seated in Front of Trees

Carlo Marchionni, n.d.

Charcoal sketch of a helmeted soldier holding a flag on a pole as a veiled woman leans in to kiss it.

Kissing the Flag

Jean-Louis Forain, 1919

Red chalk drawing in an oval of a seated woman with a lamb and sheep beside her, dated circa 1545 to 1550.

Allegorical Figure of Meekness or Saint Agnes

Follower of Rosso Fiorentino

Dark lithograph of a seated woman holding a child, surrounded by standing figures in a crowded, shadowy interior.

Recess of the Hearing

Jean-Louis Forain, July 1914

Engraved Nativity scene with kneeling Virgin holding infant Christ, an angel, ox, donkey, and Joseph in Gothic architecture.

The Nativity

Nicolaus Alexander Mair von Landshut, 1499

Engraving of a wild man with a club beside a curling thistle ornament, with an animal below, in black line on pale paper.

Thistle Ornament With Wild Man

Master E. S., 1450/67

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black and yellow robes holding an orange parasol, with vertical calligraphy beside him.

The actor Fujimura Handayu II as Nowake no Mae in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura," performed at the Ichimura Theater…

Okumura Toshinobu, 1719

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Anthony tempted by demons, with a feast table above and a seated saint reading below.

Temptation of Saint Anthony

Attributed to Pietro della Vecchia, n.d.

Engraving of St. Anne on a throne holding a book, with the Virgin and Christ child and two angels behind draped banners.

St. Anne, The Virgin and Child

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle, c. 1485

Head of Young Black Man

Andrea Carlo Lucchesi, 1890

Engraved bust-length portrait of a man in embroidered military coat with white sash, holding a hat at his side.

Napoléon Bonaparte, First Counsel

Francesco Bartolozzi, published June 10, 1802

Engraved sepia portrait of Catherine II in a fur-trimmed gown and tiara, beside an imperial eagle chair and classical statue.

Catherine II, Empress of Russia

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1785

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a feathered cap and fur-trimmed robe, framed by heraldic shields.

Elector John Frederick the Magnanimous of Saxony

Georg Pencz, 1543