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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Pen and ink drawing of a warrior placing his hand in a flaming brazier before a seated bearded king and soldiers.

Mucius Scaevola Putting His Hand in the Flame before Porsenna

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated warrior seen from behind, holding a spear and flag, with a shield and weapons nearby.

Warrior at Rest

After Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a draped robe leaning over a table to cut bread, seen from behind.

Standing Man Seen From Behind Cutting Bread

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Pencil study of robed figures gathered among trees near a classical structure, with a reclining figure above.

Compositional study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1883/84

Persian manuscript page with winged angels, gold clouds and a seated figure on blue ground, framed by calligraphic text panel

The Ascent of the Prophet to Heaven, Page from the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), c. 1600

Pen and wash drawing of a countryside view with an umbrella pine, a domed building, and a long wall with towers.

Villa Millini

Style of Gaspar van Wittel, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated woman with a hand mirror and a standing woman carrying a jar.

Two Ladies of Ancient Rome

Paolo Mei, c. 1893

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a woman in a feathered hat and bodice on blue-gray paper.

Portrait of a Lady

Style of Thomas Worlidge, n.d.

Sepia drawing of two tall poplar trees beside a stream, with a seated figure, a ruin on a hill, and distant hills.

Two Poplars and Seated Figure Beside Stream

Style of William Alfred Delamotte, n.d.

Drawing of a young woman beside a tree with a spilled jug and women carrying vessels in the background.

Illustration for La Fontaine's Pierrette et le Pot-au-Lait

Follower of François Boucher, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a feathered hat riding a leaping horse past a fence and trees, with handwritten caption bel

Leap Year, Britannia!

Possibly after Sir John Tenniel, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a young boy in draped cloth lifting a large oval weight overhead with both arms.

Boy Carrying Weight

After Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of priests carrying an ark past armored soldiers, a horse, and a crowd of Israelites.

Joshua and the Israelites Crossing the Jordan

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 16th century

Brown ink and wash sketch of robed women gathered around a basin, attributed to Francesco Allegrini.

Birth of the Virgin

Attributed to Francesco Allegrini, n.d.

Pen and brown ink landscape with a large tree on the right, a town with towers on the left, and a rowing boat on a river.

Landscape with a Large Tree on the Right and a Distant View of a Town on the Left

called Il Bolognese Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Drawing of a garden balustrade above a reflecting pool, with tall trees and a lattice fence behind.

Lattice Work and Reflecting Pool at Arcueil

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1744/47

Gray wash drawing of a winged figure above standing and seated allegorical figures in an interior.

The Genius of Painting

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, n.d.

Brown ink drawing with white highlights of a muscular Roman soldier in a plumed helmet holding a shield in a landscape.

Roman Soldier

Paolo Farinati, c. 1545

Loose brown wash drawing of a standing figure with a banner beside a gathered crowd and classical architecture.

David and Abigail

Domenico Mondo, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a nude man leaning on a spade with a grey drapery at his waist, sketched landscape behind.

Man with Spade

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

Grey wash drawing of a forge scene with figures at an anvil, a standing nude man, a small cupid, and a cave setting.

Forge of Vulcan

Domenico Mondo, n.d.

Brown wash drawing on blue-grey paper of a woman with crossed arms, curled hair and shawl, with a tree at right.

Woman Three-Quarter Length with Crossed Arms

Possibly after Anthony van Dyck, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted soldier with raised arm and a small face behind his shoulder, mounted in a blue-grey border.

Roman Soldier and Woman

Attributed to Ercole Procaccini, the younger, n.d.

Pen drawing of Mercury with winged helmet and staff beside draped Minerva, with a cherub and clouds, on tan paper.

Scene with Mercury and Minerva

School of Fontainebleau, n.d.

Grey ink and wash landscape with a villa, arched ruin, canal, trees and a kneeling hunter in the foreground.

Hunter with Dog, Other Figures in Landscape with Villa, Canal, Pyramid

Gaspar van Wittel, n.d.

Pen and wash sketch of Mercury handing an infant to a group of nymphs, with a standing nude figure at right.

Mercury Entrusting Infant Bacchus to Nymphs

Style of François Boitard, 1690/1715

Head of a Horse

Style of Charles Parrocel, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a standing bearded prophet holding a scroll and a book, drawn over a faint grid.

Standing Prophet with a Book and Scroll

Taddeo Zuccari, 1562/66

Pen and ink drawing of Constantine offering a tiara to Pope Sylvester in a columned hall, with attendants and onlookers.

Study for the Emperor Constantine Offering the Tiara to Pope Sylvester

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Holy Family with Saint Francis and the infant John the Baptist on a tan paper.

Holy Family with Saint Francis of Assisi and the Infant John the Baptist

After Jacopo Cavedone, after 1612