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Art Institute of Chicago

13,164 works

Lithograph of a despairing man on steps in a dark street, with a skeleton and ghostly procession above.

La Rue de la Vieille Lanterne: The Suicide of Gérard de Nerval

Gustave Doré, 1855

Etching of New York harbor seen from above, with several suspension bridges, ships on the water, and dense city rooftops.

The Bridges

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a beret and round glasses, set against a dark hatched background.

Camille Pissarro, A Self-Portrait

Camille Pissarro, c. 1890

Caricature of William Gedney Bunce

Frank Duveneck, 1883-84

Etching of Palisades cliffs over a railyard and harbor with sailing ships, with a New York city skyline beyond the water.

Palisades and Palaces

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Weary

James McNeill Whistler, 1863

Etching of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, gloved hands resting on his lap, in a wooden chair.

Clement de Jonghe, Printseller

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Night cityscape etching of illuminated skyscrapers and a lit clock tower above dark water, by Joseph Pennell, 1908.

The Cross of Gold, Cedar Street Building

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Engraving of a seated couple at a table in a decorated room, with a woman peeking from a doorway and a folding screen.

Declaration of Pregnancy (Declaration of Pregnancy, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huiti…

Pietro Antonio Martini, 1776

Oval painted initial showing two women at a red tomb under a starry sky, with a seated angel on the lid and pink scrollwork f

Two Marys Discover the Empty Tomb in a Historiated Initial “M”

Unknown artist, 1475/99

Etching of an ornate clock tower arch in Rouen with a Gothic church spire visible through the passage.

Grosse Horloge, Rouen

Joseph Pennell, 1907

Etching of a child in a patterned kimono running past glowing goblin faces in a dark forest, holding a paper lantern.

Goblin Lanterns

Helen Hyde, 1906

Lithograph by Eugène Carrière showing a bowed head, a hand, and a shadowy figure against a dark tonal background.

Rodin Sculpting

Eugène Carrière, 1900

Night etching of illuminated New York skyscrapers above a dark harbor with light reflecting on the water.

From Courtlandt Street Ferry

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white ruff and patterned doublet, with an inscription around the frame.

Henri II, Duc de Lorraine

Thomas de Leu, 1599/1604

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled periwig, with a coat of arms and military trophies below.

Georg Ludwig, Duke of Braunschweig

Christoph Weigel, n.d.

Etching of a steel mill with many smokestacks billowing smoke, a tall trestle railway bridge in the foreground, and houses on

Edgar Thompson Works, Bessemer

Joseph Pennell, 1909

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a jeweled headdress, pleated ruff and pearl necklace, with French inscription below.

La Princesse de Lorreine

Thomas de Leu, 1570/1600

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with curly hair and a large lace collar, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Jan Mildert

After Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Etching of a steel mill with smoking stacks, iron bridges over a river, a steamboat, and railway tracks in the foreground.

On the Way to Bessemer

Joseph Pennell, 1909

Woodblock print of a man in a straw hat and yellow cloak battling wind and rain beside a pine tree and stormy sea.

Fujiwara no Okikaze, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside tall inscribed paper lanterns and a large lion mask.

Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo of the Otsuya (Otsuya uchi Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo), from the series "Female Geis…

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1783

Etching of Main Street in Mahanoy City with a large coal breaker on a hill, telegraph poles, wagons and pedestrians.

Main Street, Mahanoy City

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Red chalk drawing with white highlights of an elderly bearded man in a beret and white collar, looking toward the viewer.

Study

After Giuseppe Nogari, n.d.

Engraving of a large armed sailing ship with full sails on rough sea, with a distant town and smaller ships on the horizon.

Armed Four-Master Sailing Towards a Port, from The Sailing Vessels

Frans Huys, c. 1560-62, published 1665

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and ornate patterned coat, with a Latin caption below.

Portrait of Barbarossa

Agostino Veneziano, 1535

Engraving of Saint Jerome writing at a desk in his cell, with a sleeping lion at his feet and an hourglass on the wall.

Saint Jerome in his Cell

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Engraving of Christ with a halo facing a winged devil in armor who gestures toward stones in a landscape.

Christ Tempted by the Devil

Dirck Vellert, 1525

Engraving of the Virgin Mary with open hands beside the dead Christ on a stone ledge, under a pine tree, with a distant town.

The Pietà

Marcantonio Raimondi, c. 1512

Woodcut of an angel with wings appearing to a kneeling bearded man beside trees, with a shepherd and sheep in the distance.

Joachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504, published 1511