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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Engraved interior scene of a family sharing a meal at a table, with a child in a high chair, a dog and a cat, and tablets on

Condordia

Crispijn van de Passe I, 1589

Engraving of a bearded river god reclining among sea creatures, framed by foliage, garlands and ornamental figures.

River God with Cornucopia and Stone Jar, from Veelderleij niewe inventien...

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1557

Engraving of a man touching a woman's bodice in an interior with a fireplace, a cat, and a figure in a doorway.

Tactus (Touch), from The Five Senses

Cornelis van Kittensteyn, c. 1620

Engraving of a bearded prophet in a turban tearing a cloak beside a seated youth under a gnarled tree.

Ahajah Divides his Cloak into Twelve Parts, from Four Scenes from the Life of the Prophets, Isaiah, Ahajah and Elisha

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Etching of a stranded whale on a sandy beach, with a crowd, carts, workers, dunes, and tents in the background.

The Cachalot Stranded between Noordwijk and Zandvoort

Cornelis van Kittensteyn, c. 1629

Etched title page with farm animals, tools, and figures above a cartouche inscribed with the title and 1620 date.

Title-page, from Landscapes (Verscheyden aerdige Lanthuysen...)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Engraved title page with a seated woman reading, an old man with scythe and hourglass, and the Haarlem coat of arms.

Title, from Views in the Surroundings of Haarlem (Plaisante Plaetsen)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1610/20

Engraved allegory of Rome with a helmeted goddess, Cupid, coats of arms, nude figures, and a Latin inscription plaque.

Allegory of Rome, title plate from The Roman Heroes

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

Engraved title-plate with a farmer, a woman, a horse, a cow, a dog and farm tools around a Latin verse cartouche.

Title-plate, from Landscapes with Farmhouses

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1614

Oval print of a reclining figure beside a serpent, with a winged figure, chariot and starry sky in a mountain landscape.

Demogorgon in the Cave of Eternity, from The Deities

Hendrick Goltzius, 1588/90

Engraving of women in draped robes beneath a curtain, with Latin text below, from Jan Saenredam's The Punishment of Niobe.

The Punishment of Niobe (Plate 1)

Jan Saenredam, 1594

Etched landscape of a village with half-timbered houses, a stone bridge, a mill, and a kneeling figure beneath a cloud.

Plate 1, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, fur-trimmed cloak and chain collar with a cross, c. 1600.

Henry IV of France

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1600

Engraving of two elderly men embracing under oak trees, with a staffed figure, women, children and tents in the background.

Meeting of Moses and Jethro, plate 1 from Thrones of Justice (Thronus Iustitiae)

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1606

Engraving of a seated woman beside a table with a goblet, ewer and jewelry, smoke rising behind her, in a calligraphic border

Vanitas Vanitatum et Omnia Vanitas

Jan Saenredam, c. 1600

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded older man in a cap, surrounded by a laurel wreath, putti and fruit swags.

Hendrick Goltzius

Jonas Suyderhoef, c. 1649

Engraving of two nude male figures and a draped woman before a rocky cliff, with a crowd on a bridge behind them.

The Abduction of a Sabine Woman

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1598

Etched title page with a boy fishing, a skull with pipe, fishing gear, and a distant town on the river.

Title page, from Landscapes (Playsante Lantschappen)

Attributed to Claes Jansz. Visscher II, c. 1641

Engraved title page with an oval portrait of a bearded man, allegorical nude figures, a skull, and a Latin inscription.

Hendrick Goltzius

Jacob Matham, 1617

Night landscape engraving of two cloaked travelers under trees by a moonlit river, with a campfire and animals at right.

The Flight into Egypt

Hendrick Goudt, 1613

Etched landscape with a tall tree on rocks, travelers with a pack horse, a castle tower on the right, and mountains behind.

Path with Travelers to right of River, from Landscapes

Jacob Savery, c. 1595

Engraving of the Annunciation: the Virgin kneels as an angel offers a lily, with a dove, cherubs and rays of light above.

The Annunciation, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Hendrick Goltzius, 1594

Engraving of a bearded armored rider on a rearing white horse with a spear, battle scene behind and winged horse above.

Rudolph II on Horseback

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1600

Engraving of a lute player in an interior with an old woman holding a lute, a cat, an owl, and a doorway scene.

Master John Blockhead (the Lute Maker)

Frans Huys, c. 1540-60

Engraving of Lot in a cave with two daughters, one pouring wine, a fruit basket, and a burning city beyond.

Lot and His Daughters

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1600

Engraving of a priest kneeling before a vision of Christ seated on an altar, with clergy and a church interior around them.

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Simon Frisius, c. 1615

Engraving of the Entombment of Christ, men lowering the body as mourning women gather under a raised torch in a rocky setting

The Entombment

Aegidius Sadeler, 1593

Engraved title page with a Roman soldier and a laurel-bearing woman flanking a stone tablet inscribed Variae Antiquitates Rom

Title-page, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Engraved print of Emperor Matthias in a laurel wreath surrounded by allegorical figures, cherubs, an eagle and a Latin inscri

Emperor Matthias

Aegidius Sadeler, 1614

Engraved landscape with a hilltop town, river valley, figures on a bridge and in a forest, and birds flying overhead.

Hosea and the Prostitute Gomer

Nicolaes de Bruyn, c. 1600-10