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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Engraving of a riverside town with a stone arched bridge crossing water, towers and buildings on both banks, and rocky ground

Tiber Island, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of crumbling Roman brick ruins with arches and overgrown trees, with houses and sky at the left.

Baths of Diocletian, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of a ruined tower on a rocky hill, two figures with sheep in the foreground, and houses on a road to the right.

Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of Roman ruins with columns, a fountain, arches, and men tending cattle and sheep in the foreground.

Men and Cattle near a Fountain, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of Roman ruins with tall brick arches, overgrown trees, figures with animals, and a distant domed building under clou

Baths of Caracalla, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Engraved cityscape of a bell-towered church beside a stairway, with trees, a domed building and clouds in the background.

The Church of Trinità dei Monti, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Engraving of Roman ruins with tall brick arches and walls on a hill, small figures in the foreground, trees and clouds beyond

The Baths of Titus, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of Roman ruins with a crumbling tower on the left and a domed city and hills in the distance on the right.

View of Rome from Monte Pincio, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of the Pyramid of Caius Cestius beside Roman ruins, with figures on a hillside path under a cloudy sky.

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of ruined Roman aqueduct arches and a tower on a hill, with two figures on a road and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Aqueduct of Claudius, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of Roman ruins with arches and a tower, shepherds and goats in the foreground, and a horseback rider on the right.

The Temple of Venus, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of a ruined domed Roman structure on a hillside with small figures on a path and a distant town under clouds.

The Temple of Minerva Medica, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1618

Etching of a town skyline with a church spire across a river, framed by dark trees and a timber building in the foreground.

City with Stone Bridge

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1865

Small etching of a crumbling stone interior with an arched doorway, tree roots across rubble, and tiny figures at the edges.

Interior of a Farmhouse

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1843

Etching of a river gorge with rowing boats, a stone bridge, cliffs, and a distant city under a dark sky.

The Distant City

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1868

Pen and ink print of a thatched farm cottage with villagers, a horseman, and children in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Farm Cottage, from Revue Fantaisiste

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1861

Black-and-white print of a dense forest with gnarled trees, a stream, and a seated Holy Family near a distant village.

The Holy Family at Rest Beside a Stream

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1853

Etching of an ornate Gothic house with turrets and an iron gate, surrounded by animals and foliage under a dark sky.

The Enchanted House

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1871

Etching of a gnarled tree beside a lake with mountains and hatched clouds, with small figures on the shore.

Lake in the Mountains, from Revue Fantaisiste

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Etching of a standing man in a top hat beside a seated, veiled woman in a dark interior with curtains and faint onlookers.

Bereavement, plate five from Woman

Albert Besnard, c. 1886

Etching of a woman holding a baby on a bed beside a tray, with a servant standing in a doorway at right.

Breakfast, plate four from Woman

Albert Besnard, c. 1886

Etching of a seated man embracing a reclining woman on a sofa beside a bright window in a shadowy room.

Flirtation, plate six from Woman

Albert Besnard, c. 1886

Etching of a dark hunched figure leaning on a parapet above a lamplit street with a carriage and city skyline.

Suicide, plate eleven from Woman

Albert Besnard, c. 1886

Hand-colored print of a man brushing a wig beside a seated figure with a red cone, in a timber-beamed attic interior.

Toilette of the Law Clerk

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1790-1800

Etched landscape of a hunter with a staff and dog on a rocky path, with a windswept tree, distant village and clouds.

The Hunter, from Landscapes

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etched view of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight with ships on the water and two horsemen on a ridge in the foreground.

Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, from Prospectus aliquot locorum...

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1643

Etched landscape of Wiston Place: a hill behind trees, a large country house at right, and farm buildings in the fields.

Wiston Place

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1643

Etching of a wooded landscape with a large tree, rolling hills, and two small figures near a rocky bank in the foreground.

The Beggar, from Landscapes after Jacques d'Arthois

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1648/50

Etching of a forest landscape with tall trees, hunters and a dog in the foreground, and a heron by a pond beside an open mead

Heron Shooting, from Landscapes after Jacques d'Arthois

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1648-50

Etching of a castle tower on a cliff above a river, with a village, church, moored boats and rolling hills.

Monjardin Castle

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650