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Art Institute of Chicago

24,208 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of cavalry riders charging into battle, one sword raised, with a fallen soldier in the foreground.

Cavalry Going Into Battle

Attributed to James Stuart, 1813

Grayscale drawing of a rococo altar with a central nativity painting, flanking columns, and sculpted saints.

Study for an Altar Containing a Painting of the Adoration of the Shepherds

Carl Joseph Haringer, 1767

Etching of a shepherd playing a flute beside resting cattle and a seated woman under a large tree, with a distant landscape.

Shepherd Playing a Flute

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1644/45

Etching of two horses in a field, one harnessed beside a plough and cart, the other grazing, with a distant hill.

Two Horses by a Plough

Karel Dujardin, 1657

Etching of a cowherd in a wide hat standing beside a bull on a path, with a flat pastoral landscape behind.

The Cowherd and the Bull

Adriaen van de Velde, 1659

Etching of wooden huts beside a forest with tall pines, a thatched cottage, and two travelers with packs on a path.

Huts

Allart van Everdingen, n.d.

Etching of a forest scene with a log cabin, a woman on a plank bridge, a waterfall and tall pine trees.

Woman Watching a Skiff

Allart van Everdingen, n.d.

Etching of a wooden chapel with a bell tower among pine trees, a large boulder and a walking figure in the foreground.

The Chapel

Allart van Everdingen, n.d.

Etching of a thatched cottage among trees with a millstone in front and figures seated near the wall.

Landscape with a Millstone

Allart van Everdingen, n.d.

Grey watercolor of a stone archway framing classical columns and a distant colonnade, with seated figures and a statue above.

St. Peter’s Seen Through the Porta Angelica

Joseph Mallord William Turner, n.d.

Etching of a horseman on a rearing horse with a whip, beside a stable with a wooden gate, groom, horses and dogs.

Rearing Horse, Near a Stable, plate one from Series of Horses

Dirk Stoop, 1651

Etching of a stone tower and building on a wooded cliff above a river, with rocky banks and clouds in the sky.

A River between Rocks, from the series Set of Landscapes

Herman Naijwincx, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a haloed figure offering a chalice to kneeling apostles in an arched columned hall.

Communion of the Apostles

Johann Martin Schuster, n.d.

Etching of a village street with carts, cattle, pigs and figures beside a well, under large trees and stone buildings.

The Approach to a Village

Simon de Vlieger, n.d.

Etching of a standing ewe with a lamb beneath a large tree, with a resting sheep and wooded hills in the background.

Standing Sheep and Two Lambs

Jan van der Meer de Jonghe II, 1685

Etching of two laden mules on a path by a stream, with rocky cliffs, a standing figure and large trees.

The Two Mules, from a set of four Italian Landscapes

Jan Both, 1645/50

Etching of a wooded landscape with a woman riding a mule along a rocky path beside a river.

Upright Italian Landscapes: Woman on a Mule

Etching of an ox-cart on a road beneath tall trees, with figures in the foreground and a rocky cliff and distant town behind.

The Ox-Cart, from Upright Italian Landscapes

Jan Both, 1638/52

Etching of a large tree beside a rocky cliff, with travelers and horses on a path and a distant valley.

The Large Tree, from Upright Italian Landscapes

Jan Both, 1638/52

Etching of an inn courtyard beside ruined stone towers, with figures gathered on the ground and a dog in the foreground.

Square in Front of an Inn

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man playing a tambourine beside a seated nude woman holding a staff, with a column behind.

Hercules and Iole

After Annibale Carracci, after 1600

Etching of a river landscape with two bridges, a village with a church steeple, and large trees framing the scene.

The Two Bridges

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650/60

Etched landscape with a large tree at left, a hilltop town with arches at right, and small travelers on a path.

Travelers Beside the Highway

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Etching of a wooded landscape with a large spreading tree, a winding path, and small figures in the distance.

The Rustic Lane

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Etching of a rural landscape with a stone archway, wooden farm buildings, tall trees, and small figures on a path.

The Gateway

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Etching of cattle crossing a stone bridge over a river, with a large tree and a stone tower in the landscape.

Herd Near a Stone Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Painting of a rooster and a hen in orange, black, and brown on pale paper, with green grass strokes below.

Cock and Hen

Unknown artist, 18th century

Etching of a timber mill with a water wheel among tall trees, with figures, horses and a dog on a path in the foreground.

The Mill in the Woods

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Etching of a forest with tall trees and a path where two men and a dog walk beside a small stream.

The Falconer and the Hunter

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.

Etching of two figures resting under a large tree beside a path, with a thatched cottage and river in the background.

Two Hunters Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, n.d.