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Art Institute of Chicago

24,101 works

Miniature painting of two horsemen before a tiled city with owls on rooftops and a flowering tree among rocky hills.

King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), c.1535

Tibetan Buddhist thangka showing seated arhats among willow and pine trees, rocks, waves, cranes and a peacock, with brocade

Arhats (Elders) Ajita, Kalika, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Shri Bhadra, from a Seven-Part Set Portraying the Sixteen Arhats

Unknown artist, 19th century

Study Head of a Bearded Man

I Frans Floris, c. 1565

Painting of soldiers in bearskin hats amid fallen men on a battlefield, with a burning village and smoky sky behind.

Battle Scene

Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé, c. 1825

Painting of a sunlit French street with buildings, a horse-drawn carriage, a seated figure, and a tree under blue sky.

French Street Scene

Edouard Béliard, 1873-77

Manuscript page with a haloed seated figure receiving an offering from a kneeling attendant, beside columns of black Sanskrit

Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

Unknown artist, c. 1480-1490

Painting of a haloed saint kneeling in prayer in a rocky clearing, with a monk digging nearby and a chapel in the background.

Saint Hymer in Solitude

After Jean Restout, c. 1735

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling woman with pale blue powdered hair and white lace bodice, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Catherine Dormer

Horace Hone, c. 1782

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly golden hair, blue dress, pearl necklace, and a pink flower in her hair.

Portrait of Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart

the Younger John Hoskins, 1686/1700

Painting of a street with a furniture-laden cart, people and dogs, and a domed building in warm sunlight.

The Movings

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1822

Painting of a bearded old man pointing at a man in a blue coat before a crowd outside the Union Hotel.

Rip Van Winkle

John Quidor, 1829

Painting of several women with fearful faces wrapped in red and dark veils, lit by a fiery glow in the lower left.

A Glimpse into Hell, or Fear

Elihu Vedder, 1888-98

Grisaille painting of frontiersmen and blanketed Native figures trading near a loaded wagon on an open plain.

The Interpreter Waved at the Youth

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Grayscale painting of two riders galloping across a rocky plain on a piebald and a white horse, by Frederic Remington.

Ceremony of the Fastest Horse

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Painting of a seated council inside a tipi, with a standing figure at center and men in feathered headdresses around a fireli

I Will Tell the White Man

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Monochrome painting of a shirtless man with a feather in his hair crossing a sunlit plaza of adobe buildings, with a wagon an

Nothing But Cheerful Looks Followed the Bat

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Monochrome painting of a birch canoe with a rifle-holding man and paddlers on a calm lake under an overcast sky.

This Was a Fatal Embarkation

Frederic Remington, 1898

Grayscale painting of a feathered warrior leading mounted riders charging past fallen men on a dusty plain.

Rushing Red Lodges Passed through the Line

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Grey monochrome painting of a bare-chested man raising his arms on a hilltop while blanketed figures look up below.

The Fire Eater Raised His Arms to the Thunder Bird

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Night camp by a bright campfire with men, a dog, cooking pots and canvas tents among dark trees.

First and Best Camp of the Trip

Frederic Remington, 1895

Monochrome painting of a birch canoe with a paddler and two seated men on dark water beside rocky, forested shore.

Paddling the Wounded British Officer

Frederic Remington, 1897

Monochrome painting of dead horses and fallen gear on a dusty field, with an officer and advancing soldiers near trees.

How the Horses Died for Their Country at Santiago

Frederic Remington, 1899

Grey-toned painting of a dusty street with robed men and bare-chested figures standing before mud-brick buildings.

Slave Market

Frederic Remington, 1893

Seated men inside a tipi around a fire, with pictographs on the hide walls, painted by Frederic Remington.

Historians of the Tribe

Frederic Remington, 1890-99

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair, wearing a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Wood, Late 18th century

Full-length painting of an elderly bearded man in a red beret and green cape, one hand extended, against a dark background.

Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher)

Édouard Manet, 1865-67

Oil portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a dark dress with a white ruffled jabot and gold brooch.

Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Ferguson

Ernest Ludvig Ipsen, c. 1899

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in a curled wig and steel armor, set in an ornate gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Louis, Grand Dauphin

Charles Boit, c. 1700

Miniature portrait of a young woman with pink ribbons, fur stole and pearl bracelet, hand resting on her cheek.

Portrait of Frances, Countess of Essex

Attributed to Nathaniel Hone, c. 1750/60

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with short curled hair in a white dress against a soft blue-green background.

Portrait of a Lady

John Thomas Barber Beaumont, 1800/41