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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Red chalk drawing of a stern male head with curly hair, study of an ancient portrait bust in three-quarter view.

Ancient Portrait Bust of Vespasian

Vincenzo Dandini, n.d.

Head of Venus de Medici

Vincenzo Dandini, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a father embracing a kneeling son beside a pillar, with robed figures standing nearby.

Return of the Prodigal Son

Attributed to Andrea Meldolla, called Schiavone, 1536/40

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged putto leaning on a tablet, with drapery behind his legs.

Standing Putto Holding Tablet

Attributed to Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a woman with bowed head and closed eyes, hair drawn back, with loose drapery lines on pale paper.

Half-Length View of Madonna

Follower of Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women in drapery pulling a load over clouds, with faint graphite grid lines.

Two Women on Clouds, Pulling a Load

Circle of Bernardo Castello (Italian, n.d.

Ink and brown wash drawing of a monk in a hooded robe, head turned sideways, hands clasped at the chest.

Monk Turning Sideways

Andrea Lilio, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a draped woman with bowed head beside a wooden chair and open book on a ledge.

Virgin Annunciate

Ludovico Carracci, n.d.

Pen and ink study of a standing female allegorical figure in drapery over a red chalk grid, c. 1600.

Allegory of Painting

Andrea Lilio, c. 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a veiled, penitent woman seated beside a skull on a ledge, with a cross behind her.

Penitent Magdalene

Domenico Mondo, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded figure in robes beside a sphere and table, over a red chalk grid.

Allegory of Geometry

Andrea Lilio, c. 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded saint writing at a desk beside a skull, with a devil and a kneeling figure below.

Saint Romuald or Saint Augustine in His Study

Attributed to Andrea Lilio or his circle, n.d.

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a bearded seated man in flowing robes looking upward at a desk.

Evangelist Writing at Desk

Probably Domenico Fiasella, n.d.

Pencil drawing of the Virgin with a veil holding the infant Christ against her shoulder, on tan paper.

Virgin and Child

After Domenichino, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded nude old man seated on a ledge beside a crucifix, with a lion lying at his feet.

Saint Jerome

After Bartolommeo Passarotti, n.d.

Red chalk study of a seated male nude leaning forward with clasped hands, shaded in grey on aged paper.

Study of a Seated Male Nude

School of Federico Barocci, c. 1600

Seated Woman in Profile, to Right

Probably Domenico Fiasella, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bishop standing above two seated saints who clasp hands, with a faint red chalk grid.

Saint Clement Flanked by Saints Sebastian and Roch

Andrea Lilli, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of the risen Christ with a staff gesturing to a kneeling haloed woman beside a draped canopy and pedestal

Christ Appearing to His Mother

Attributed to Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and white collar, with red accents on brown paper.

Clergyman

After Agostino Carracci, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a standing male figure with raised arms supporting an architectural element, draped in cloth.

Caryatid

Style of Domenico Maria Canuti, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with the Virgin, Christ Child, saint, and angels.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Style of Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of children playing near a statue on a pedestal in a garden, with seated women and a birdcage at right.

Children Playing near Statue in Garden

John Vanderbank, 1714/39

Brown ink and wash drawing of a banquet with a kneeling woman washing a seated man's feet beside classical columns.

Study for Christ and the Magdalene in the House of Simon

Circle of Giovanni Battista Bertani, 1564/72

Sepia drawing of a young man with shoulder-length hair, wearing a flat cap and high collar, gazing to the side.

Portrait Bust of a Young Man

After Alessandro Filipepi, called Sandro Botticelli, after 1829

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman leaning over a child reaching up from her lap.

Seated Woman Playing with Child in Her Lap

Follower of George Romney, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of the Crucifixion with Saint John, the Virgin and two Maries at the base of the cross, cherubs above.

Crucifixion with Saint John the Evangelist, the Virgin and Two Maries

School of Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of two warriors, one standing with a spear and helmet, one seated in armor beside a shield.

Two Male Warriors

After Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of the Virgin seated on clouds holding the Christ Child, with a faint halo above.

Virgin and Child Seated on Clouds

Attributed to Count Antonio Maria Zanetti the Elder, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a flying winged angel over red chalk clouds, with small sketches of a dove and a head.

Flying Angel with Sketches of Dove and Putto's Head

Follower of Donato Creti, n.d.