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Art Institute of Chicago

24,208 works

Engraved print of a plumed, ruffed officer holding a baton, with marching soldiers in a landscape behind him.

Provost, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1587

Engraving of a standing man in ornate doublet holding a pike, with a battle scene and tree with shield behind him.

A Pike-Man Turned to Left

Hendrick Goltzius, 1582

Engraved print of a standing man with a pike and sword, with soldiers fighting and a skull shield in a tree beside him.

A Pike-Man Turned to Left

After Hendrick Goltzius, 1587

Engraving of an allegorical female figure holding a crucifix and book before a rocky landscape with a castle.

Faith, from The Virtues

Jacob Matham, c. 1593

Engraving of a robed female allegory with a falcon, standing on an anchor before a harbor town and rays of light.

Hope, from The Virtues

Jacob Matham, c. 1593

Engraving of a robed woman nursing an infant with two children clinging to her skirt, under a cloudy sky.

Charity, from The Virtues

Jacob Matham, c. 1593

Engraving of allegorical Justice holding a sword and balance scales, standing before a distant hilltop town and landscape.

Justice, from The Virtues

Jacob Matham, c. 1593

Engraving of a draped female figure holding a serpent, with a distant town, mountains and a tree in the landscape behind her.

Prudence, from The Virtues

Jacob Matham, c. 1593

Engraving of a draped female allegorical figure carrying a fluted column, with a hilltop town and clouds behind her.

Fortitude, from The Virtues

Jacob Matham, c. 1593

Engraving of a draped female figure pouring from a jug into a cup, with a river landscape and Latin text below.

Temperance, from The Virtues

Jacob Matham, c. 1593

Engraving of a reclining veiled woman under a large tree while a bearded man in a hat hands her a staff, with a Latin inscrip

Tamar Receiving a Ring and Staff from Judah

Jacob Matham, c. 1604

Engraving of the prodigal son receiving money at a counting table while a kneeling woman and child plead beside him.

The Prodigal Son Receiving his Inheritance, from The History of the Prodigal Son

Jacob Matham, 1592

Engraving of a banquet with a lute player, elegant women and men at a round table under arches, with Latin verses below.

The Prodigal Son Feasting with Harlots, from The History of the Prodigal Son

Jacob Matham, 1592

Engraving of a barefoot young man confronting farm workers and children beside a fence, with pigs, sheep, and cottages in the

The Penitence of the Prodigal Son, from The History of the Prodigal Son

Jacob Matham, 1592

Engraving of an old man embracing a kneeling youth under an arch, with onlookers and a town square behind them.

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

Jacob Matham, 1592

Engraving in a circle showing a sea nymph, muscular male figures among clouds, and a grotto on rocks by the sea.

Mythological marine suject in a roundel

Heinrich Ulrich, 1602

Engraving of a risen figure with a halo and banner above clouds and angels, with startled soldiers on a rocky hillside below.

The Resurrection

Melchior Meier, 1577

Mezzotint portrait of a woman in a ruffled bodice with several children gathered around her against a dark background.

The Artist's Wife and Children

Wallerant Vaillant, 1665/77

Engraving of two musicians in feathered hats playing instruments beside a veiled woman in an ornate gown.

A Veiled Woman with Two Musicians Playing a Gridiron and a Bellows, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of three dancing masquerade figures, including a jester with bells on his cap, on a shallow stage.

Three Dancing Mummers including a Jester, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of three costumed figures: a man in eastern dress with feathered hat, a veiled woman, and a man seen from behind wi

A Grandee in Eastern Dress, a Man with a Cock attached to his Belt and a Veiled Woman Playing the Rumbling-Pot, from…

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of a turbaned man and a woman with a peacock-feather headdress and fan, with a torchbearer behind them.

Man with a Turban Leading a Woman who is Wearing Peacock Feathers, behind them a Torchbearer, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of a blindfolded winged Cupid with a torch beside an armored man and a woman in a flowered headdress and ruff.

A Blindfold Cupid Holding a Torch before a Couple, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of a couple in elaborate costume speaking with a gesticulating young man in a feathered hat and ruff.

A Couple Addressing a Gesticulating Young Man, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of a woman in a lace collar holding hands with a masked man in striped breeches carrying a smoking torch.

A Woman Led by a Player Holding a Torch, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of three masquerade figures: a leaf-covered man with a candle torch, a feathered central figure, and an older man i

An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Engraving of a fashionable woman in a ruff and gown holding a mirror, with a fountain, arch and town in the background.

Pride, from Virtues and Vices

Zacharias Dolendo, c. 1596-97

Engraving of an elderly bearded scholar seated by a window with compass, globe, book and ships on the sea outside.

Thales Milesius, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616

Engraving of a helmeted armored man with a sword and cloak walking down classical steps beside columns, a shield on the groun

Solon Salaminius, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616

Engraving of an elderly bearded scholar in a hood writing at a desk beside an open book, with Latin verse below.

Chilo Lacedaemonius, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn III, 1616