New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Art Institute of Chicago

13,164 works

Etching of a street fruit stall under an awning, with seated women, baskets, a dark shop doorway, and building windows above.

Fruit Stall

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of a seated pope receiving a crown as skeletal Death figures stand among mitred clergy beneath a canopy.

The Pope and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with flowing hair gripping a staff, labeled Sanctus Philippus, after Piazzetta.

Saint Philip, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles

Giovanni Marco Pitteri, 1742

Etching of a Dutch townhouse with steps, hanging laundry, figures in doorways and a reflective canal in the foreground.

The Steps, Amsterdam

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Etching of a seated crowned ruler with a skeleton Death behind him, courtiers and a kneeling figure nearby.

The Emperor and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Lithograph of two men at a theater balcony rail, one gesturing while the other leans in, with spectators raising opera glasse

Les-Parents-Terribles series: Here is the little Dancer

Paul Gavarni, 1852

Etching of a young girl standing in a long coat against a dark, hatched background, with a monogram at lower right.

Florence Leyland

James McNeill Whistler, 1874

Etching of Death, a skeleton, approaching a crowned empress in an ornate gown beside other women before a decorated building.

The Empress and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of the Holy Family in an arched interior with an angel, a dove above, and a courtyard beyond.

The Holy Family in a Room (Virgin, Child, and Saint Anne)

I Daniel Hopfer, n.d.

Etching of a dark stone archway covered in vines, with two small figures visible in the bright courtyard beyond.

Doorway and Vine

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of a crowned queen and noblewoman confronted by a skeleton Death holding an hourglass, before arches.

The Queen and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearls, framed by flowers, drapery and a pedestal with a small spear-h

Maria, Wife of Willem II of Orange

Jacob Houbraken, n.d.

Etching of dim palace facades along a canal at night, with hatched lines and pale misty tones on the right.

Nocturne: Palaces

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of a cardinal reading a book while Death stands behind him, with a young man leaning on a staff and vines framing the

The Cardinal and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with an ornate inscription panel below.

Johann Friedrich, from Saxon Dukes and Electors

Balthasar Jenichen, 1560/1621

Engraved full-length portrait of King Frederick II of Prussia in military uniform with a tricorn hat and sword, outdoors.

Frederick II, King of Prussia

Johann Friedrich Jugel, n.d.

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bishop with a crosier, sheep and an hourglass at their feet, with a rising sun behind.

The Bishop and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Lithograph of an older man leaning on a desk beside a woman in a dark dress, with handwritten French verses below.

Les-Parents-Terribles series: Well, now, Achilles...

Paul Gavarni, 1852

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with a ruff collar in an octagonal frame, dated 1625.

Giovanni Baglione

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bearded nobleman in a plumed hat, with a fallen crown and a Latin inscription below.

The Count and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Engraving of seated Christ crowned with thorns while two soldiers mock him with a staff and rod.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1512

Engraved portrait of an older bearded man with a white ruff collar, set in an octagonal frame, dated 1623.

Antonius Tempesta

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Etching of a skeleton Death grasping the robe of a startled robed abbot beside a tree, with an hourglass on the ground.

The Abbott and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Bust of an Old Man

Jan Lievens, 1635-44

Engraved portrait of a mustached man in a lace collar within an octagonal frame, with Latin inscriptions, 1623.

Marcellus Provenzalis

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Etching of a skeleton Death figure grasping a richly dressed man's arm on a city street, with onlookers and a Latin caption b

The Advocate and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a jeweled white turban and patterned robe, with the name Rustan-Bassa.

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I

Melchior Lorck, 1562

Lithograph of an older man leaning over a table beside a younger man in an elegant interior with a fountain.

Les-Parents-Terribles series: It's Pretty, But...

Paul Gavarni, 1852

Etching of a richly dressed couple beside a dancing skeleton with a drum and an hourglass on the floor.

The Bridal Pair and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Engraved portrait of a bearded bishop in a broad clerical hat and buttoned garment, with an inscription below.

Nicolas Coeffeteau, Bishop of Marseilles

Claude Mellan, 1623