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Art Institute of Chicago

5,126 works

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded elderly man in draped robes seated on a pedestal, gazing upward under an arch.

Prophet

Paul Troger, n.d.

Mughal painting of a prince visiting a bearded ascetic under a tree, with hunters on horses and an elephant below, on gold gr

Prince Visiting an Ascetic during a Hunt

Unknown artist, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1625-1650

Pastel portrait of a young boy with curly hair and blue eyes, wearing a brown jacket and blue waistcoat.

Portrait of a Young Boy with Blue Eyes

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, c. 1750

Drawing of a bearded older man with flowing hair and downcast eyes, in black chalk and white highlights on tinted paper.

Head of Saint John the Evangelist: Study for the Disputation on the Immaculate Conception

Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, 1531/36

Watercolor study of a tree in pink and white blossom in a grassy field, with a dark hedgerow and blue sky behind.

Study of a Tree in Bloom

William Turner, c. 1835

Drawing of a bearded man in the foreground with a shadowy hunched figure above and hatched foliage behind, in brown tones.

Faust and Mephistopheles

Odilon Redon, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of Utrecht city walls and a round tower beside a canal, with figures and boats in the foreground.

The City Walls of Utrecht by the "Plompetoren"

Paulus van Liender, 1763

Watercolor sketch of a street with shopfronts, a woman in a doorway, and small figures walking on the pavement.

Chelsea Shop

James McNeill Whistler, 1897/1900

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded saint ascending on clouds, surrounded by angels and putti, with devils below.

Apotheosis of Saint Elias

School of Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of three nude women embracing in a landscape, one seen from behind, with clouds and hills behind them.

The Three Graces

Pieter Tanjé, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a market scene with women in traditional dress, a horse, a dog, and an obelisk in the distance.

Market Scene

Saverio della Gatta, n.d.

Pen drawing of street vendors and children gathered around a sorbet stall in a town square, with a seated man eating in the f

Vendors of Gelati and Caramelle

Saverio della Gatta, n.d.

Pen drawing of a sickbed scene with a man holding herbs, women tending a patient in a canopy bed, and attendants by a doorway

Sickbed Scene

Attributed to Saverio della Gatta, n.d.

Pencil sketch of seated Venus on a cloud with winged figure and several putti drawn around her.

Venus with Putti

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin seated before shuttered window, holding infant Christ on her lap, on blue paper.

Virgin and Child

After Giovanni Bellini, n.d.

Kneeling bearded saint with gold halo praying toward a haloed Christ pointing from stars within a blue historiated initial L.

Praying Saint (Moses?) with Christ in a Historiated Initial "L", from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, c. 1300

Two bearded saints with gold halos in an illuminated initial, one holding a key, the other a sword and book.

Saints Peter and Paul in a Historiated Initial "N" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1375/99

Painted miniature of a bearded saint with a halo, hands clasped at chest, in red robe against gold leaf background.

Saint in a Historiated Initial from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, c. 1430

Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a straw hat and jacket, looking toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Self-Portrait with a Hat

Gustave Caillebotte, c. 1879

Watercolor of a thatched farm with a horse and cart, cattle, and reflections in a pond.

Phineas Borret's Farm near Saffron Walden

Thomas Girtin, 1802

Sepia drawing of a rocky wooded slope with large trees and a small seated figure of Pan playing a flute.

Rocky Landscape with Pan Playing His Flute (In the Park of the Villa Chigi, Ariccia)

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1808

Charcoal sketch of a man in a cap leading a cow across an open landscape of low hills, signed Atelier A. Mauve.

Man Leading Cow

School of Anton Mauve, n.d.

Pastel portrait of a sleeping young woman with blue flowers in her hair, resting on teal fabric.

Sleeping Girl

Pietro Rotari, c. 1750

Loose sketch of a nude woman seen from behind, leaning on a ledge with a draped cloth, on tan paper with pink accents.

Nude Model, Back View

James McNeill Whistler, 1891

Pencil sketch of a castle on a rocky headland with a flagpole, figures at its base, and waves breaking on the shore.

Holy Island Castle, Durham

Thomas Girtin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of fishing boats with tall masts and figures working in a harbor.

Fishing Boats in Port

Follower of Richard Parkes Bonington

Pen and brown ink drawing of a grassy hillside with trees, a winding path, and grazing cows under a hatched sky.

Landscape - Hillside in Gruchy, Normandy

Jean-François Millet, 1869/70

Black chalk and white highlight study of a bearded half-length male figure on blue paper, turned to the right.

Half-length Figure Study for Saint Paul

Jacopo Bassano, 1561/65

Brown paper with handwritten title Chez les Maories Sauvageries, painted plants, blue and yellow rays and a sketched fruit.

Chez les Maories: Sauvageries (At Home with the Maori: Savage Things)

Paul Gauguin, 1893

Watercolor of a sailing ship at anchor on a calm bay, two seated figures on a shore, and a town skyline under a cloudy sky.

Birkenhead from Herculaneum Potteries

Attributed to Eliot Thomas Yorke, 1834