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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Brown ink wash drawing of a running Roman warrior in a tunic and billowing cloak, one arm pointing upward.

Running Roman Warrior, Pointing Upwards with Right Hand

Philippe Louis Parizeau, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ riding a donkey into a city, crowds waving palm fronds, classical buildings behind.

Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem

the Younger Michel Corneille, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the sea god Neptune standing on a shell, holding a trident and pointing, with billowing drapery.

Neptune

Follower of Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Etching of a vaulted prison interior with a man stretched on a rack, winches, classical busts, and ruins.

The Man on the Rack, plate 2 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Etching of a towering round tower with spiraling stairs, walkways and small figures beneath arched vaults.

The Round Tower, plate 3 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Etching of vaulted prison-like arches framing a grand piazza with balconies, reliefs, and a wooden crane in the foreground.

The Grand Piazza, plate 4 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with a bishop in a mitre and another bearded saint.

Madonna and Child with Two Male Saints

Giacomo Bambini, n.d.

Pencil drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ Child, with the infant Saint John pointing upward below in an arched niche.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Tommaso Manzuoli, called Maso da San Friano, after, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of two standing draped women with a small child, mounted within red ruled borders.

Two Female Figures with Child

Ascribed to Valerio Belli, 1530/45

Head of a Youth

called Il Pomarancio Cristofano Roncalli, 1595/1605

Pale sheet with a brown wash arch across the top and a thin drawn border, the lower part of the sheet not visible.

Saint James the Great

called Giovanni Stradano Joannes Stradanus, 1590/1605

Brown ink drawing of a saint and armed figures in a wooded scene, with a bearded man in the foreground.

Study for the Death of Saint Peter Martyr

Circle of Giorgio Vasari, c. 1571

Engraved Baroque title page with oval portrait of Leopold I, crowned lion, allegorical figures, eagles and Latin inscriptions

Leopoldo Magno, Caesar I, from Triumphus Novem Saeculorum Imperii Romano Germanici Leopoldo Magno

Elias Christoph Heiss, c. 1700

Red chalk drawing of a standing nude male figure with draped cloth over one shoulder, after an antique statue.

After the Antique: Statue of Paris

Attributed to Giulio Clovio, n.d.

Graphite drawing of a seated woman with bowed head, hand raised to her face, and heavy draped fabric falling around her.

Seated Female Figure

Edward Burne-Jones, 1873

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a curly-haired winged angel draped over a large billowing scroll.

Angel with Scroll

Attributed to Sebastiano Conca, n.d.

Etching of a theatre interior with costumed dancers in a circle, a crowded audience, and a painted forest backdrop under curt

First Intermezzo of the Veglia of the“Liberation of Tyrsenus and Arnea"

Jacques Callot, 1617, published 1668

Drawing of allegorical figures on clouds, including Justice with scales, a helmeted woman with a lion, and a nursing mother w

Allegorical Ceiling Decoration with Justice, Charity, and Fortitude

Follower of Stefano Pozzi, n.d.

Grey wash study of an elderly robed man bending to rescue a youth on the ground, with a boat and sea behind.

Study for Saint Philip Neri Rescuing a Drowning Youth

called Il Pomarancio Cristofano Roncalli, 1596/99

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head in three-quarter view, with a furrowed brow and curling hair and beard.

Study for Head of Laocoon

Attributed to Andrea Appiani, the elder, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing Roman warrior with plumed helmet, spear, and tasseled armor skirt.

Standing Roman Warrior Holding Staff

Possibly style of Raymond de Lafage, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a plumed warrior in a cloak holding an oval decorated shield, extending one arm outward.

Standing Warrior with Shield

Attributed to Stefano della Bella, 1750

Red chalk drawing of the Penitent Magdalene gazing upward beside a skull, with three winged putti in clouds above.

Penitent Magdalene

Attributed to Sebastiano Conca, n.d.

Lithograph of a woman in a bonnet and shawl holding a bunch of balloons on a Paris street, from Gavarni's Physionomies Parisi

Physionomies Parisiennes: Petit Commerce. La Monnaie d'un Ballon

Paul Gavarni, 1857-58

Pencil drawing of a young man in a dark beret with wavy hair and a mustache, looking toward the viewer.

Raphael

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Red and black chalk drawing of a youth with bowed head and closed eyes, gray hair falling across the forehead.

Head of Youth Looking Down

Attributed to Matteo Rosselli, n.d.

Illuminated manuscript leaf with a painted Assumption of the Virgin in a gilded border beside Gothic chant text on red staves

The Assumption of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial from a Gradual

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Black and white print of a pensive woman in a lace dress seated beside a tree, resting her head on her hand over an open book

The Commentary

Paul Gavarni, 1843

Pale watercolor design of a tall monument with winged Victory, cherubs, a column with anchor, and allegorical figures and ani

Design for a Monument to Sailors

the younger John Bacon, n.d.

Brown ink sketch of a young boy with bowed head, leaning over a table as he writes or draws.

Boy Writing or Sketching

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830