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Art Institute of Chicago

3,362 works

The Running Man, from The Caprices

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in purple kimono beside chrysanthemums and a lattice fence, with a pink calligraphy panel.

The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Inada Kozo disguised as Yamagata Gyobunosuke

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1861

Etching of three ruined Corinthian columns of the Temple of Jupiter Stator in Rome, with a temple facade and cattle at left.

Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter Stator [Jupiter the Supporter]. 1. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 2. Temple of Peac…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Two etched figures of a man in a feathered hat and fur-trimmed cloak, seen from behind, with ribboned breeches.

The Man Wrapped in his Coat, from The Caprices

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a yellow umbrella, blue robe and red undergarment, framed by cherry blossoms and calli

The actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Konjin Chogoro, from the series "One Hundred Selected Actors (Haiyu hyakkasen)"

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1864

Etching of the Ponte Rotto arches over a river, with the round Temple of Vesta and ruins of the Palatine behind.

Senatorial Bridge, Today called the Ponte Rotto [Broken Bridge]. 1. Temple of Vesta. 2. Temple of Fortuna Virilis. 3.…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Two Women in Profile, from The Caprices

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Indian miniature of two women feeding fish in a pool beside a terrace, with a standing man, palm trees, and lotus flowers.

Royal Women Feeding Fish

Unknown artist, c. 1740

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns, a stone arch and a tall wall with small figures and a tree in the foreground.

Forum of Augustus, plate 15 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a drum, a birdcage with a green bird, and a flower vase.

Two Women with Drum

Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century

Woodcut of a columned loggia with tiled floor, opening onto a garden with a fountain and distant buildings.

Illustration from Kunst des Messens (The Art of Measurement), plate eight from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Attributed to Monogrammist H.H., 1531, assembled into portfolio 1937

Etching of a ruined Roman triumphal arch with ivy, a fallen inscribed block, figures, and buildings beside it.

The Arch at Rimini built by Augustus, plate 17 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Woodblock print of a fierce armored warrior with a black staff among rocks and flying arrows.

Zheng Tianshou (Hakumenrokun Teitenja), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Ts…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Small grey-wash study of winged figures in drapery around an oval inscribed cartouche, on a cream sheet.

Study for a plate from The Triumphs of Temper, in the 1796 Royal Engagements Pocket Book

Thomas Stothard, c. 1795

Etching of ruined ancient tombs and arches along the Appian Way with cypress trees and small figures in the foreground.

Part of the ancient Appian Way about three miles outside Porta S. Sebastiano, plate 19 from Some Views of Triumphal A…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of a seated young woman in a headscarf resting beside a child under pine branches, by François Boucher, 1756.

Young Woman Resting

François Boucher, 1756

Etching of two mounted horsemen in a circular frame, with figures and a distant rider in the background.

Two Polish Horsemen

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1651

Etching of the circular Tomb of Caecilia Metella with ruined arch at right, trees and small figures in foreground.

Tomb of Caecilia Metella called Capo di Bove [Ox Head], plate twenty from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other mo…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Mezzotint of a young man with wide eyes holding a lit candle in a candlestick, wearing a patterned coat and cravat.

Young Man with a Candle, from Life-Sized Heads

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Etching of a forest scene with a fisherman holding a net, two children beside a tree, and thatched cottages.

Fishermen with Children, plate two from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet

Salomon Gessner, 1764

Etching of a ruined classical triumphal arch with small figures, a leaning tree, and crumbling walls in the foreground.

Arch of Pola in Istria near the Gate, plate 24 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of a forest with large trees, a rocky stream, a seated figure, and birds flying over rolling hills.

Elias in the Wilderness, from Six Landscape Subjects from the Old Testament

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650/60

Etching of a forest clearing with cattle under large trees, a stream in the foreground and a seated man at lower left.

Man Reading a Book

Salomon Gessner, 1764

Etching of an ancient amphitheater interior with tiered seating, rows of arches, small figures on the arena floor, and overgr

Ampitheater of Verona, plate 25 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Sepia print of a man in an 18th-century military uniform raising his arm, with a horse and rider and an obelisk in the distan

Washington Monument

August Hoen, 1846

Etching of a kneeling woman lifting a toddler near a classical column in a paneled interior room.

Father's Leave-Taking

William Holman Hunt, 1879

Etching of a ruined classical temple with columns and pediment, overgrown with plants, beside arched ruins under a cloudy sky

Temple of Clitumnus between Foligno and Spoleto, plate 26 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Engraving of a seated woman in a headscarf leaning on a carved ledge beside a peacock with fanned tail feathers.

Juno and the Peacock

Angelica Kauffmann, 1780

Etching of a barefoot woman with a wide-brimmed hat and basket standing in a doorway, with hills and water behind her.

The Hungarian Woman Standing in the Door

Johann Adam Klein, 1817

Etching of overgrown Roman tomb ruins with a stone sarcophagus, figures and a bare tree in the foreground.

Tomb of the three Curiatii brothers in Albano, plate 27 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748