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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and red robe beneath cherry blossoms on a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Sukeroku

Shunshosai Hokuchō, early 19th century

Red chalk drawing of a laughing face with narrowed eyes and curly hair, titled Laughter, with a handwritten description below

Laughter

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Etching of a seated man with a banjo on his lap and a violin beside him, with a handwritten label below.

Ross Winans

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Woodblock print of travelers on a coastal path with pine trees, rolling hills, and sea waves beneath pale clouds.

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Etching of four sailing ships by a wooden breakwater, with rowboats and figures on the quay under a cloudy sky.

Four Sailing Vessels in a Breakwater, from Thirteen Naval Scenes

Reinier Nooms, 1650/64

Red chalk drawing of a woman with a veil and wavy hair, eyes downcast, titled Sadness, with a handwritten caption below.

Sadness

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Scorn

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Watercolor of fairies in a twilight forest by a pond, with a reclining winged woman and a distant castle under an orange sky.

Fairy Land

Gustave Doré, 1881

Woodblock print of travelers, a horse, and a wooden bridge by a river with hills and pines behind them.

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Watercolor of two men meeting on a snowy path, one in green with a lute, one in a brown robe, with a mule and bare trees behi

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1875

Simple Bodily Pain

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Woodblock print of four travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with hills and pink clouds in the distance.

Yoshida, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Engraving of a bagpiper in a turban leaning against a tree trunk, playing bagpipes, dated 1514.

The Bag-Piper

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Red chalk drawing of a man with wild hair, wide eyes and open mouth showing terror, with handwritten text below.

Terrour (sic) or Fright

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Red chalk drawing of a woman with lowered eyes and wavy hair, hand under chin, titled Veneration, with caption text below.

Veneration

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Woodblock print of porters and travelers by a river with a stone milestone, pink clouds and hills, from Hokusai's Tokaido ser

Goyu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Red chalk drawing of a weeping elderly man with closed eyes, wrinkled brow and pursed mouth, with handwritten description bel

Weeping

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Woodblock print of a seated man and standing woman at a Tokaido roadside inn with bamboo and a hanging curtain.

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Bust of Helmeted Warrior in Profile

possibly Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman riding a horse led by an attendant in a straw hat, with pine trees and a river beside them.

Fujikawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Grey wash drawing of fishermen netting in shallow water beside moored sailboats, a tall wooden tower and houses, dated 1768.

Fishermen Mooring Boat at Landing

John Innes, 1768

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a long bridge toward a town with a pagoda, hills and pine trees under red clouds.

Okazaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Oval engraving of a haloed figure among a crowd beneath large trees, with a Latin inscription around the border.

The Miracle of the Five Loaves

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595

Etching of an elderly bearded scribe writing with a quill at a desk beside an hourglass and books.

The Scribe

Salomon de Koninck, n.d.

Woodblock print of three fishermen on a shore with a net, a carp, a basket, pine trees and hills in the background.

Chiriyu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Engraving of a chaotic battle with mounted warriors, fallen soldiers, horses, spears and shields among rocky mountains.

The Battle around the Shield and Lance

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, c. 1527

Engraving of a garden music party: a lute player, seated women in hats, children, a dog, and a statue of putti on a pedestal.

La Partie de Musique (The Music Party)

Vincent Marie Langlois, 1790

Engraving of four figures making music outdoors among trees, with a guitar player, a flutist, and women in period dress.

The Pleasant Concert

Charles Nicolas Varin, 1784

Engraving of a child standing on a chest gesturing upward, with an adult man, a seated woman and infants in an oval frame.

:Le Petit Predicateur (The Little Preacher)

Nicolas Delaunay, 1791

Engraving of a couple embracing by a hearth in a cottage interior, with a child and dog, in an oval frame.

La Gaiete Conjuale (Conjugal Gaiety)

Nicolas Delaunay, 1783