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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated female saint with flower wreath beside a crucifix, rocky landscape behind her.

Saint Dorothy Praying in Desert

probably after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of worshippers and an oracle before a many-breasted statue on a pedestal, with candelabra overhead

Oracle and Worshippers before the Statue of Artemis of Ephesus

Follower of Battista Franco, called Il Semolei, n.d.

Kneeling Man Approaching Another Figure

Attributed to or after Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded god with an eagle on clouds beside a winged youth in a hat.

Jupiter and Mercury in the Clouds

Possibly Giacinto Gimignani, n.d.

Pastel winter scene of a river winding between melting snowbanks, with dark evergreens reflected in the water.

Melting Snow

Frits Thaulow, 1887

Sepia and white-highlighted drapery study showing a heaped cloth with soft folds against a shaded background.

Draperies

Andrea Carlo Lucchesi, c. 1877

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged figures and a nude figure in a landscape with trees and ruins.

Mythological Scene

Possibly a follower of Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd with soldiers, women, children and a dog beside a column and a banner reading SPQR.

Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. VII

after Andrea Mantegna, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman holding balance scales and a sword, gazing upward.

Justice

Attributed to Edme Bouchardon, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated Madonna holding the Christ child, with loose drapery lines on a cream sheet.

Madonna and Child

Possbily after Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Woman's Profile to Right

Style of Camillo Procaccini, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a nude bound man flanked by two figures, with head studies above.

Study for the Flagellation of Christ

called Palma il Giovane Jacopo Negretti, c. 1602

Red chalk sketch of multiple figures around a pool, with standing, kneeling and reclining studies on pale paper.

The Miraculous Pool at Bethesda

Possibly Andrea Celesti, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined Roman arches, a stone sarcophagus, a standing woman and small figures among vegetation.

Roman Ruins and Two Figures

Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Pannini, n.d.

Pen and ink sketches of five ornate column capitals and bases on aged paper, with scrolls and fluted shafts.

Sketches of Corinthian Capitals

Possibly after Giovanni Paolo Pannini, n.d.

Profile Head of a Soldier with Helmet

Attributed to Gabriele Caliari, 1588/96

Pen and wash drawing of winged St. Michael with a spear standing over a writhing devil on a tinted paper.

St. Michael Archangel and the Devil

After Guido Reni, n.d.

Charcoal landscape of dark trees beside a small reflective pond under a pale sky.

Landscape with a Pond

Jean-Jacques Henner, c. 1879

Red chalk drawing of a curly-haired youth in loose drapery, head turned upward, one hand raised.

Half-length Draped Figure

Guido Reni, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of four men in a forest with sloping hillside and tall trees.

Four Men in Forest

Style of Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of an angel above a man lifting a slab, with skulls and bones below in an oval composition.

Resurrection of the Dead

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1600/10

Gray wash drawing of a bearded man emerging from a whale while another figure gestures beside him under a beam of light.

Jonah Cast Up by the Whale

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, 17th century

Man on Bended Knee, Pulling on Rope

Bernardino Poccetti, c. 1604

Black chalk and white highlight drawing on grey paper of a draped man striding left and pointing with his outstretched arm.

Moses Striding to the Left, Pointing with Left Hand

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing warrior with a spear over his shoulder and a round shield, wearing a fringed skirt and sash.

Standing Warrior

After Salvator Rosa, 1635/99

Brown ink and wash drawing of a saint on a cloud, looking up, holding an open book and quill pen.

Saint Anthony of Padua

After Giambattista Tiepolo, n.d.

Study for Day (Truth)

Ferdinand Hodler, 1896/98

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a draped dress reading a book, head bowed toward the page.

Seated Woman Reading

François Boucher, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of figures raising a large cross in an arched interior, framed by ornate decorative architecture.

Saint Helena Kneeling before the True Cross

Cesare Nebbia, c. 1582

Brown wash drawing of Christ crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers and a torch in a dark interior.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

After Jacopo Bassano, n.d.