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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Red chalk and brown wash drawing of an armored rider on a leaping horse above swirling clouds or smoke.

Marcus Curtius Pluging into the Abyss

Probably the school of Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Woodblock print of two artisans making a New Year surimono, with a large calligraphic panel and poem text.

Creating surimono for the New Year

Katsushika Hokusai, 1825

Pencil drawing of a rocky mountain landscape with a waterfall, trees, and two small figures in the foreground.

Mountain Landscape with Two Figures in Foreground

After Gaspard Dughet, n.d.

Reddish-brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a draped robe holding a carpenter's square on his shoulder.

Saint Thomas

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono riding a white horse, with plum blossoms and calligraphy in the margins.

A woman from Ohara on horseback

Katsushika Taito II, 1834

Grey wash drawing of a soldier in a tall hat carrying a wooden chest through a street, smoking a pipe.

Soldier Carrying a Piece of Furniture

Paul Grégoire, 1781/1823

Etching of a turbaned rider on a galloping horse crossing a pool among steep, rocky mountains with figures on the right.

Oriental Rider in the Mountains

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1866

Woodblock print of a seated fisherman with a rod on his shoulder, resting on rocks by the sea, with calligraphy above.

Self-Portrait as a Fisherman

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835

Sepia wash drawing of an elderly man in a buttoned coat turning his head, hands resting on a pale cloth in his lap.

Organ Grinder

Attributed to Jean Jacques de Boissieu, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a man and two children framed in an arched window opening.

Man and Two Children at Window

Style of Jean Louis de Marne, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of a donkey's saddles, harness, bridle and head.

Sheet of Sketches: Details of a Donkey and Accoutrements

Attributed to Charles Émile Jacque, n.d.

Etching of a rocky coastal landscape with sailing ships, fishermen with baskets, a hillside town, and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1883

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ beneath a cross, with putti and angels around them.

Pietà

Possibly Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, c. 1750-1800

Pen and ink drawing of a horse and rider beside a barrel under a vine trellis, with a sign reading AU CENA.

Horse with Monkey on Back

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a seated monkey with clasped hands beside a window and curtain, with a plate on the floor.

Begging Monkey

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of an elephant with raised trunk carrying riders in a saddle, with a man on a ladder beside it.

Elephant with Riders

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of Saint Luke seated on clouds with a palette, painting near the Madonna and Child in the upper right.

Saint Luke Painting the Madonna and Child

François Lemoyne, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a haloed seated saint holding a book, with clouds and a cherub above.

Saint John the Evangelist

François Lemoyne, n.d.

Ink sketch of Saint Ildefonso receiving a chasuble from the Virgin amid clouds, angels, and architecture.

Saint Ildefonso Receiving a Chasuble from the Virgin

Attributed to Marco Tullio Merolle, n.d.

Pen drawing of a nude Venus-like figure with a sword and helmet, a small Cupid supporting the armor on a pedestal.

Sculpture of Venus and Cupid, with Mars' Armor

Possibly after Jean Le Pautre, n.d.

Black chalk and white highlight study of a seated bearded man in draped robes gesturing with one raised hand, on brown paper.

Study for Saint Louis Healing the Sick

Eustache Le Sueur, c. 1654

Pen sketch of a grieving woman raising drapery among women and fallen children, with figures in clouds above.

Niobe's Children, Slain by Apollo and Artemius

Attributed to Michel Dorigny, n.d.

Black chalk study on tan paper of a standing robed figure in a close cap, with white highlights on the drapery.

Study for Priest Bearing Crozier

Eustache Le Sueur, n.d.

Pencil study of a woman's head tilted upward, wearing a laurel wreath, drawn on pale toned paper.

Head of a Woman

Eustache Le Sueur, 1646/49

Engraving of the crowned Virgin seated on a grassy bank holding an apple, with the infant Christ on her lap and a distant tow

The Virgin on the Grassy Bank

Jacob Binck, 1520/69

Brown ink and wash sketch of two figures seated beside a tree trunk, one with arm raised.

Couple Beside Tree

Raymond de Lafage, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a muscular male figure with curly hair gripping a round shield while drawing a sword at his hip.

Guard Drawing His Sword

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of trees, ruined arches, and a tomb with a reclining figure in a garden setting.

View of Ruined Arches and Tomb in Villa Borghese

Gaspard Dughet, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of tall trees on the left and a church tower among buildings on the right under a grey sky.

Roman Landscape with View of Church

Gaspard Dughet, n.d.

Woodblock print of three bearded warriors seated at a banquet table in a circular frame with dragons and clouds.

Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1825