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Art Institute of Chicago

13,164 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of the infant Hercules among serpents in a canopied interior with nude figures and an ornate chest

The Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents in His Cradle (recto); Crowned Woman Kneeling in Landscape, and Other Sketche…

Attributed to Prospero Fontana, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated Virgin holding the Christ child, with loose draped robes and rapid contour lines.

Seated Virgin and Child (recto); Seated Virgin and Child (verso)

Bernardino India, 1570/90

Pencil sketch of a winged angel with raised arm and billowing drapery on blue-grey paper, with faint studies nearby.

Angel Annunciate (recto); Samson and the Lion (verso)

School of Guido Reni, n.d.

Pen drawing of a woman under a large hat with long flowing hair, flowers and a crescent moon, in decorative line style.

Female Figure with Large Hat

imitator of Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1892/98

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of a bearded man and young woman walking forward with a crowd of onlookers behind them

Group of Figures (recto) Fragment of a Female Head (verso)

called Il Trometta Niccolò Martinelli da Pesaro, 1560/1611

Mind

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a man in a cap and apron standing beside a wooden post, hands on hips, on grey paper.

Muscle

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Two Sketches of Pheasant (recto); Sketch of Pheasants and Female Nude (verso)

Henry Stacy Marks, 1849/98

Red chalk drawing of a young girl with curly hair and a bow, head tilted, on a grey-toned sheet.

Bust of a Young Girl (recto); Profile of a Young Girl (verso)

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1886 (recto); c. 1886 (verso)

Ink sketch of a standing nobleman in plumed hat and cape, one arm outstretched, signed Phil May.

Nobleman

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man with an umbrella watering a plant in heavy rain, labeled April.

An April Fool

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a standing woman, a bearded man in a hat, two small head studies, and faint background figures.

Farewell Zorns (recto); Farewell Deerings (verso)

Anders Zorn, 1880/1920

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling woman seen from behind in a headdress, one arm reaching outward, on aged toned paper.

Kneeling Figure from the Back (recto); Three Half-length Studies of Veiled Female Figure (verso)

Andrea Boscoli, 1595/1600

Brown and blue wash drawing of a robed man presenting a vessel to a seated laurel-crowned ruler beside soldiers and a dog.

Magician Making a Prediction to an Emperor (recto); Male Nude Carrying a Load (verso)

Attributed to Luca Giordano, 17th century

Pastel and chalk study of a standing woman in a dark gown and bonnet against vertical blue strokes on brown paper.

Study for "Arrangement in Black, No. 2: Portrait of Mrs. Louis Huth" (recto); Study for "Symphony in Flesh Color and…

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1872

Pencil drawing of three stylized butterflies with curling antennae and shaded wings on a cream paper sheet.

Three Butterflies

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1890

Pen and ink sketch of a butterfly with hatched wings and handwritten annotations on a cream sheet.

Butterfly (recto); Fragment of Butterfly (verso)

James McNeill Whistler, 1898/99

Pen sketch of a butterfly with hatched wings and a long curling tail, with handwritten notes beside it.

Butterfly "Encountered" (recto); Sketch for Tailpiece (verso)

James McNeill Whistler, 1898/99

Pen and ink sketch of a stylized flower with hatched petals, curling tendrils and a long curving stem on pale paper.

Butterfly (recto); Study of Butterfly (verso)

James McNeill Whistler, 1898/99

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a billowing robe, sheltering from rain and lightning beside a tree.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as a Thunder Goddess in the Play Onna Narukami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the…

Attributed to Katsukawa Shunshô, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a fish-patterned orange kimono holding a lantern box and carrying pole, against a blue b

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Abe no Muneto Disguised as a Peddler of Buckwheat Noodles, in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword beside a maple tree and screen.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robe biting cloth and holding a sword under a pine tree in rain.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in t…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1783

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a shaggy straw cloak holding a bamboo staff, with a wooden bucket, on a green ground.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga no Yukari…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a figure in a black kimono holding a yellow parasol with pink blossoms, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, early 1780s

Pencil study of a grand interior with an ornate iron staircase, arched windows, and sculptural decoration above.

Study for The Hall and Staircase, British Museum, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil perspective drawing of a prison interior with vaulted ceiling, a water engine and cold bath, and figures below.

Study for Water Engine, Cold-Bath, Field's Prison, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a domed hall interior with crowded galleries, arched windows and a large painted panel at the far end.

Study for Common Council Chamber, Guild Hall, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Woodblock print of a rocky coast with boats on rough blue waves, travelers on the beach, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Shimosa Province: Choshi Beach on the Outer Bay (Shimosa, Choshi no hama Toura), from the series "Famous Places in th…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Etching of a rider on a galloping horse across a field under a stormy sky with slanting rain.

Storm

Anders Zorn, 1891