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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Brown wash drawing of a haloed female saint reclining on clouds in ecstasy, with angels above and a columned interior below.

Ecstasy of a Female Saint

Possibly Domenico Piola, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a bare-legged armoured man in helmet holding an upright spear, with an 1824 inscription.

Standing Man in Armour Holding Lance

George Hayter, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a young woman with a braided head wrap and jeweled ornament, gazing upward, on cream paper.

Sibyl

Charles Heath, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a nude putto with raised arms, over faint grid lines, on a light tan sheet.

Putto with Raised Arms

called Il Pomarancio Cristofano Roncalli, 1580/90

Brown ink drawing of a youthful figure in a niche holding a severed head, with a relief panel above.

Niche Statue of David with the Head of Goliath

Possibly Francesco de'Rossi, called Salviati, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing man holding a child, with a crouched figure and head studies below and above.

A Group of Figures

Jusepe de Ribera, c. 1649

Female Head

Attributed to Gaetano Gandolfi, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of men in period dress, one vaulting over a chair with a cane, with handwritten caption below.

A Light Method of Vaulting

Attributed to Henry William Bunbury, n.d

Red chalk drawing of a winged putto standing nude, extending one arm with a club, with sketched wings and cloud forms.

Putto with Club of Hercules

called Marco da Faenza Marco Marchetti, 1575/78

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf and draped gown beside an urn in a shadowed interior.

Seated Woman

John Hoppner, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of winged angels and putti in flight, with a figure carrying a cross at lower left.

Sketches of Angels and Putti

Daniel Gran, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a winged horned monster with a human-like bearded head, spread wings and clawed feet, on tan paper.

Squatting Monster with Human Head and Wings

the Elder Virgilius Solis, n.d.

Pen and red chalk study of angels above a crowd of robed figures beside columns and a platform, with a kneeling figure.

Study for the Trial of Saint Dominic's and Albigensian Books by Fire

Leonello Spada, 1614/16

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in flowing robes holding a dove, on blue-gray paper.

Seated Female Figure (Saint Scholastica?) Holding a Dove

Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a bishop, kneeling figure, Madonna with child, angels, and reclining nude figures in the foreground.

Damnation of Heresy

after Pietro Testa, 1630/31

Brown and grey wash drawing of a long-haired man holding a sheet of paper within an oval frame above a scrolled console.

Portrait of Pietro Testa

after Pietro Testa, after c. 1645

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin Mary on a donkey holding the infant Christ, led by a bearded man in a cap.

Flight into Egypt

Attributed to Cornelis Bisschop, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a couple in 17th century dress before a classical stone archway framed by trees in a park.

Couple in 17th Century Dress Standing Before Entrance to Park

Charles de Anson, 1864

Pen and wash drawing of a baroque funerary monument with a reclining female figure, draped curtain, putti and flaming urn.

Project for a Monument

the younger Edward Pierce, c. 1695

Pen and ink sketch of four male portrait heads with a handwritten inscription and signature dated 1876.

Four Small Portrait Heads

William Hunter Kendal, 1876

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman with a winged angel holding a laurel branch above her, on a shaded base.

Seated Woman Crowned by Angel

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a young chimpanzee standing upright, holding a long stick and looking toward the viewer.

Orangutang

Attributed to Edwin Henry Landseer, n.d.

Chalk drawing on blue paper of an elderly bearded man looking up to the right, in black and red chalk.

Head of a Bearded Man, Looking Up to Right: Study for Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Pagan Priests

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi

Black chalk drawing of a cow's head facing forward, with curved horns, large eyes, and shaded muzzle on cream paper.

Head of Cow

After Paulus Potter, n.d.

Lady with Vase

Baron Frederic Leighton, 1865

Grey wash drawing of the Trinity with Christ carrying a cross, surrounded by angels and cherubs in clouds.

The Trinity with Christ Bearing the Cross

Raffaello Vanni, n.d.

Three Roman Soldiers

After Giambologna, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly bearded man in a hat and cape, leaning against a wall.

Half-Length Sketch of a Gentleman Wearing Hat and Cape

Bartolomeo Passarotti, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a winged angel beside a figure on a stone altar, under a cloudy sky.

Sacrifice of Isaac

Follower of Lelio Orsi, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a curled periwig and buttoned coat, shown in an oval vignette.

First Lord Russell

Possibly Sir Peter Lely or after, n.d.