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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Engraving of reclining nude Minerva with plumed helmet and spear, resting on a shield in an oval frame with a distant castle

Minerva, from Gods and Goddesses

Crispijn van de Passe I, 1592

Engraving of a reclining nude Venus with a cupid holding an arrow, in an oval frame with a Latin inscription and a distant la

Venus, from Gods and Goddesses

Crispijn van de Passe I, 1592

Engraving of a reclining nude youth holding an apple, with a city and mountains behind him, inside an oval Latin inscription

Paris, from Gods and Goddesses

Crispijn van de Passe I, 1592

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with a ruff collar and feathered hat, her hand resting on a skull.

Françoise van Egmond

Hendrick Goltzius, 1580

Upper part of an engraved print with cross-hatched background, decorative border, and figures wearing hats, on cream paper.

Jacques de la Faille

Hendrick Goltzius, 1580

Engraved portrait of a standing woman in a ruff collar, hands resting on a skull beside a book, within an ornate oval frame.

Josina Hamels

Hendrick Goltzius, 1580

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in armor and ruff collar, inscribed as Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway.

Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway

Hendrick Goltzius, 1590

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar at a table, with a landscape and Latin inscription below.

Philips Galle

Hendrick Goltzius, 1582

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda watching a boy with a performing monkey beside a stream.

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1789

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded older man with a ruff, above an ornate cartouche with animals and text.

Jan Goltz II, Father of the Artist

Hendrick Goltzius, 1578

Oval engraved portrait of Henry IV, King of France, in a plumed hat and lace ruff with a Latin inscription.

Henry IV, King of France

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraved oval portrait of Gerardus Mercator with a globe and dividers, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Gerardus Mercator

Attributed to Hendrick Goltzius, 1576

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and cloak, with a coat of arms and verse inscriptions, 1595.

Jan Nicquet, Art Collector in Amsterdam

Hendrick Goltzius, 1595

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding compasses over a book, with a landscape and column behind him.

Christopher Plantin, Publisher in Antwerp

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1589

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by allegorical figures with painting tools and putti.

Johannes Stradanus

Hendrick Goltzius, 1580/90

Top edge of a pale sheet with a thin dark border; the rest of the image is covered by a grey overlay.

Jan van Zuren, Burgomaster of Haarlem

Hendrick Goltzius, 1590

Engraved portrait of a seated older woman in a bonnet and ruff collar, with a town skyline and Latin verse below.

Anna Fullings, Mother of the Artist

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1580

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded older man in a ruff collar, with inscriptions and a coat of arms, 1618.

Hendrick Goltzius

Jacob Matham, 1618

Engraved portrait of a bearded older man in a wide-brimmed hat, looking straight ahead, with Latin text below.

Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1590

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruffled collar and skullcap, gesturing with his hands, with Latin inscription below.

Jan Pietersz. Sweelinck, Organist and Composer in Amsterdam

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1624

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a velvet cap and fur-collared robe, holding a scroll, with Latin inscription b

Joost Buyck, Burgomaster of Amsterdam

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1588

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and chains, framed by an arch of coats of arms and a Latin inscription.

Tycho Brahe, Astronomer

Jacob de Gheyn II, c. 1595

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff, framed by flowers, nude figures and a Latin inscription.

Carolus Clusius, Physician and Botanist

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1601

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an ornate scrolled cartouche, dated 1616.

Hans Kellerthaler

Lucas Kilian, 1616

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in a ruff collar and striped doublet, with a coat of arms above and Latin inscription.

Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange

Jacob Matham, 1602

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by putti, a coat of arms, and musical instruments.

Jan van de Velde the Elder, Calligrapher in Haarlem

Jacob Matham, c. 1604

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a turban and patterned embroidered robe, with Latin and Persian inscriptions.

Synal Chaen (Zeynal Khan Shamlu), Persian Ambassador in Prague

Aegidius Sadeler, 1604

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a plumed turban holding a falcon, with Latin and Persian inscriptions below.

Mechti Kuli Beg (Mehdi Quli Beg), Persian Ambassador in Prague

Aegidius Sadeler, 1605

Engraving of Venus holding an apple and bow, with Cupid at her side and doves in the clouds above.

Venus and Cupid, from Three Goddesses

Jan Saenredam, c. 1595

Engraving of the goddess Juno with a spiked crown, sceptre and peacock, with Latin inscription below.

Juno, from Three Goddesses

Jan Saenredam, c. 1595