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Art Institute of Chicago

24,208 works

Engraving of an angel and young Tobias crossing stepping stones in a stream, with a dog, trees, and grazing animals.

Tobias and the Angel Gabriel

Hendrick Goudt, 1608

Etched landscape at dawn with dark trees on the right, a winding river, a village at left, and hazy distant hills under a pal

Aurora, Landscape at Dawn

Hendrick Goudt, 1613

Engraving of a nude sea nymph on a shell surrounded by sea monsters, fish and tritons in a circular border.

Thetis on a Shell, from a Set of Designs for Plates (Fonds de Coupe)

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1580-1600

Engraved roundel showing Poseidon in a Greek key border against a dark hatched background, from a plate design set.

Poseidon, from a Set of Designs for Plates (Fonds de Coupe)

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1580-1600

Engraved print with hatched background and an oval medallion framed by scalloped ornamental border.

Galathea, from a Set of Designs for Plates (Fonds de Coupe)

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1580-1600

Engraving of a father dividing his goods before a crowd in an arcaded town square, with a weeping woman seated in the foregro

The Son Receiving His Heritage, from The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of a young man on horseback bidding farewell to townspeople beside a tree, with a dog and a page boy below.

The Son Saying Farewell, from The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of a fashionable banquet under a flowering pergola, with musicians, a servant pouring wine, and a small dog.

The Son Wasting his Heritage with Riotous Living, from The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of a man chased by women with brooms as a woman pours water from a window in a town street.

The Son Chased out of the Brothel, from The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of a herdsman with a staff feeding pigs at a trough beside a village of thatched buildings and trees.

The Son Feeding the Swine, from The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of a father embracing his returning son in a courtyard, with servants, cattle, a dog, and onlookers nearby.

The Return of the Prodigal Son, from The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of the wind god Eurus seated on a cloud, a cherub blowing air beside him, with ships and figures on the shore below

Eurus, from The Winds

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1603

Engraved print strip with the inscription AVSTER, a cloud-filled sky, a face, and planetary symbols at top right.

Auster, from The Winds

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1603

Engraving of Zephyrus, a reclining nude woman on a cloud with a bow, above a city view and wind-blowing head below.

Zephyrus, from The Winds

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1603

Engraving of Boreas and Saturn on clouds above a wintry northern landscape with figures, a ship in a storm, and a sheltered f

Boreas, from The Winds

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1603

Print of a canal view with a gate bridge and shutters, with a fortified town and street façade on the right.

View from a canal of the gate bridge with shutters of a fortified town, street façade on the right

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1562

Engraved bird's-eye view of a town with a street climbing uphill past houses, church towers and distant walls.

Bird’s-eye view of a town with a street going uphill from bottom right to top left

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1562

Etched print of a tall tower building beside a smaller gatehouse, with trees, figures on a bridge, and hills under clouds.

View of a castle with tower and entrance building, placed in a pond and surrounded by a garden

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1562

Fine line engraving of a turreted castle with a round tower, trees, and swans on water under cloudy sky.

View of a castle, on the left a fortified wall, on the right a trellis-work gangway and pavilion

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1562

Engraved frontispiece with an ornate frame, title cartouche, and vignettes of a mother nursing a child and a man by a fire.

Frontispiece, from Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Ages of Man)

Johannes Wierix, 1577

Engraving of a courtyard garden with a domed pavilion, children playing games, a fountain, and a robed man standing at center

Composita,from Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Ages of Man)

Johannes Wierix, 1577

Engraved panoramic view of a town skyline with rooftops, towers and hills, from Jan Wierix's 1577 Theatrum Vitae Humanae.

Corinthia, from Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Ages of Man)

Johannes Wierix, 1577

Engraving of a palace where a family gathers, with a battle, hangings and a burning town on the hill beyond.

Ionica, from Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Ages of Man)

Johannes Wierix, 1577

Engraving of an arcaded classical building with men at a table, a fallen figure on steps, and a hilltop castle in the distanc

Dorica, from Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Ages of Man)

Johannes Wierix, 1577

Engraving of an elderly man with a cane passing a courtyard feast, with a cemetery, leafless tree and ships in the background

Tuscana, from Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Ages of Man)

Johannes Wierix, 1577

Engraving of classical ruins with a skeleton holding a scythe, a winged figure with an hourglass, and a seated old man.

Ruyne, from Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Ages of Man)

Johannes Wierix, 1577

Etching of a herdsman with a staff beside cattle, goats and a donkey drinking at a pond under a large tree.

Argus Attending his Herd, plate 2 from The Story of Mercury and Argus

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, c. 1620-26

Etching of two seated male figures by a pool with cattle and goats in a pastoral landscape under a tree.

Mercury Lulling Argus to Sleep, plate 4 from The Story of Mercury and Argus

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, c. 1620-26

Etching of a youth approaching a reclining man under a tree beside grazing cattle and a pond.

Mercury Slays Argus, from The Story of Mercury and Argus

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, c. 1620-26

Etching of a rocky landscape with a stone arch, hilltop building, large tree, and three travelers on a path at right.

Rocky Landscape with Three Travelers

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, c. 1620-1640