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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Red chalk drawing of a seated man with upturned face, raised hand and draped robes on a tan sheet.

Evangelist Looking Upward

Luca Giordano, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Christopher wading a river with the Christ child on his shoulder, rocky cliffs and a town behind.

Saint Christopher

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1509

Engraving of Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, flanked by two bearded saints, a dog, and an angel above.

Saint Sebastian, Saint Anthony, and Saint Roch

Jean Duvet, 1550/55

Engraving of five foxes in varied poses on rounded ground, one carrying a feather and one scratching its neck.

The Five Foxes

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1490

Monochrome print of a young man in a plumed hat holding a tall staff, with a lace collar and dark doublet.

Standard Bearer

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, 1658

Woodcut print of Saint George in armor with a halo, two cherubs at his feet, a castle and landscape behind him.

Saint George Standing

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1506

Brown ink and wash drawing of a mounted rider on a rearing horse amid fallen soldiers, with a winged figure in the clouds.

Battle Scene with Central Figure on Rearing Horse

possibly Unknown German artist, n.d.

Woodcut of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, angels in clouds, and God with a dove above a hilly landscape.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1510/15

Chalk study on tan paper of several tree trunks and a branch with leaves and flowers.

Sketches of Trees

Attributed to Cristofano Allori, n.d.

Woodcut of a chaotic medieval jousting tournament with knights and horses colliding in a town square lined with spectators.

The First Tournament

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1506

Engraving of armored knights breaking lances in a tournament melee, with crowds watching from galleries above.

The Third Tournament, with Knights Breaking Lances

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark cloak and lace collar, hand on chest, with Latin inscription bel

Peter Paul Rubens

Paulus Pontius, 1630/45

Engraved portrait of Robert de Cotte in a curled wig and velvet coat, seated beside a folio and drafting tools.

Portrait of Robert de Cotte

Pierre Drevet, 1722

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a curly wig and dark coat, resting his arm on a carved head beside a column.

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins

Gerard Edelinck, 1698

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair and fur collar, framed by a laurel wreath above a coat of arms.

Nicolas Potier de Novion

Robert Nanteuil, 1664

Woodcut of armored knights jousting in a tournament arena, with spectators in galleries and heraldic shields on the walls.

The Second Tournament with a Tapestry Showing Samson and the Lion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Woodcut of a seated Virgin Mary with an open book, surrounded by seven circular scenes from her life and joys.

The Seven Joys of Mary

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1510/1515

Engraving of a rider on a rearing horse raising a sword, with trees on the right and a distant castle on a hill.

The Small Courier

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496

Engraving of a huge sow walking across a field toward a castle with towers and a gate, with mountains behind.

The Monstrous Sow of Landser

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Woodblock print of passengers huddled under umbrellas in a boat during heavy rain on a river with houses and trees.

The Sumida River in Musashi Province (Musashi Sumidagawa), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku m…

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1834/35

Woodblock print of two figures struggling against a towering blue wave beside a rocky green shore.

The Seaweed-gathering Ritual in Nagato Province (Nagato mekari no shinji), from the series "Famous Places in the Prov…

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1834/35

Woodblock print of travelers with a palanquin and horse on a snowy mountain path above a blue bay, with pine trees.

Mount Satta in Suruga Province (Suruga Sattayama), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/34

Engraving of a fortune-teller reading the palm of a seated elegant woman beside a large tree, with a dog and onlookers.

Fortune-Teller

Andries Jacobsz. Stock, c. 1608

Pencil sketch of a reclining martyr, a standing onlooker, and an angel with a palm descending above a crowd.

Martyrdom of Saints Processus and Martinian

Jean Bernard Restout, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of draped figures on horseback and kneeling women in a classical landscape scene.

Flight of Celia

Possibly after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Etching of a fisherman casting a line by a rocky cliff, with a multi-arched stone bridge spanning the gorge in the distance.

Bridge at Hautville

Adolphe Appian, 1870

Etching of sailing boats moored in a harbor by a stone quay, with a fortified hillside at left and calm sea at right.

The Port of Monaco

Adolphe Appian, 1873

Three etched landscape scenes on paper, including a moored barge on a river and a figure beside a pond.

Barge at the Edge of a River

Adolphe Appian, 1865

Etching of three landscapes: a poplar-lined path, a boat by the water, and a woman kneeling at a pond beside a rocky bank.

Path on the Banks of a Pond

Adolphe Appian, 1865

Etching of a forest landscape with large boulders, a log cabin, a tall pine, and small figures on a path.

The Hill

Allart van Everdingen, n.d.