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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Engraving of villagers picnicking under trees with cows nearby, a flute player, and a distant castle on a hill.

Country Meal, Plate 3 from Pastorales

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1667

Engraving of shepherds and women gathered around a reclining woman under trees, with sheep, a dog, and a distant river landsc

The Slap, Plate 4 from Pastorales

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1667

Etching of shepherds with staffs chasing wolves away from sheep in a wooded pastoral landscape with a rocky cliff.

The Wolf Hunt, Plate 5 from Pastorales

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1667

Etching of peasants dancing under large trees while a seated piper plays, with a building on a hill behind.

The Dance, Plate 6 from Pastorales

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1667

Engraving of reclining nude men beside a large urn and tree, with winged figures flying across the upper right.

An Allegory on the Expulsion from Paradise and the Sacrifice of Abel

Amico Aspertini, 1520/30

Etching of the seated Virgin of Sorrows with cherubs holding a cross, crown of thorns and Passion instruments.

Madonna of Sorrows with Symbols of the Passion

Elisabetta Sirani, 1657

Engraving of Christ raising a young man from a bier as mourners gather under an arched portico with a domed city beyond.

Christ Raising the Son of the Widow of Nain

Jacob Matham, 1593/94

Engraving of an allegory contrasting a good tree and a corrupt tree, with figures, cherubs, a skull and Latin text.

Allegory on the Good and the Corrupt Tree

Gillis van Breen, c. 1600

Lydia Reading

Mary Cassatt, 1880-81

Engraving of David standing over Goliath's body, holding a sword and the giant's head, with soldiers fighting behind.

David Cutting Off Goliath's Head

Giovanni Battista Scultori, 1540

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval cartouche within an ornate architectural frame with allegorical figures.

Portrait of Hans von Aachen

Jan Saenredam, 1601

Engraving of a nude man at a canopied bed beside a reclining woman, a second man in a doorway, and fighting dogs on a tiled f

Tarquin and Lucretia

Enea Vico, 1540/50

Engraving of a chaotic wedding procession in a forest, with a bride, armed men and a cart before a gabled house.

The Dirty Bride, or The Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of a crowded Gothic hall with vaulted ceilings, market stalls, balconies and figures in period dress.

Vladislav Hall, Prague Castle, the Annual Fair

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Black and white woodcut of Christ on the cross with kneeling woman, robed figures, skull, bones and a skeletal figure.

Christ on the Cross with Mary, John, the Magdalen, and Stephen

Hans Baldung Grien, 1505/07

Mezzotint of a woman in a patterned gown feeding chickens with grain from a basket beside a tree.

Mrs. Pelham Feeding Her Chickens

William Dickinson, 1775

Engraving of an old bearded man with a staff and firewood beside a tree, with a walled town and castle behind him.

Circular Design with Saturn

Jonas Silber, 1583

Woodcut of the Virgin ascending temple steps before a high priest, with onlookers, merchants, a sheep and a winged figure abo

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1503-04

Engraved banquet scene with musicians, dancing couples, revelers and classical statues in an arched hall, with Latin text bel

The Carnival (or the Prodigal Son)

Jan Sadeler, 1588

Engraving of three Fates: a seated nude woman spinning thread, a standing nude woman with a distaff, and a man seen from behi

The Three Fates

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1589

Etching of sheep resting at dusk beneath a rising moon, with cypress trees, a tower, and a shepherd on a hillside.

The Rising Moon

Samuel Palmer, n.d.

Etching of a large willow tree over a pond with a swan, a grazing cow, and distant trees under a cloudy sky.

The Willow

Samuel Palmer, n.d.

Etching in an oval vignette showing figures harvesting grapes among vines, one climbing a ladder beside a tree.

Plumpy Bacchus

Samuel Palmer, n.d.

Drawing of a servant woman in a white cap and apron filling a copper pot from a fountain spigot in a dim kitchen.

Servant Drawing Water from the Fountain

François Bonvin, 1861

Watercolor landscape of a wooded gorge with rocky slopes, tall trees, and a pale blue sky with clouds.

Landscape with River Gorge

George Sand, 1860/69

Engraving of the dead Christ supported by grieving figures, with haloed mourners and a Latin inscription below.

The Lamentation

Hieronymus Wierix, 1586

Pencil landscape of a castle and town on distant hills, with cattle and figures wading in a river in the foreground.

Town and Castle of Hay

Joseph Murray Ince, 1844

Engraving of an artists' studio with men drawing, skeletons on the floor, and classical sculptures on a high shelf.

The Academy of Baccio Bandinelli

Enea Vico, 1544/50, printed c. 1560s

Engraving of Dante riding centaur Nessus across a river of figures while archer centaurs line the rocky shore.

Dante Crosses the Stream of Blood of the Tyrants and Murderers on the Back of Nessus the Centaur

Joseph Anton Koch, 1808

Chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman with a draped cloth across her legs, rendered in black, white and red on tan paper.

Study after Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse

Studio of François Boucher, c. 1750