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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Octagonal yellow trinket box painted with roses on the lid, strawberries on the border, and flowers and shells on the sides.

Trinket Box

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Ink and wash drawing of three men in a canoe on the sea, with a sailing ship and a second vessel on the right.

The Bark

Pierre Ozanne, 1771/80

Watercolor of the clipper ship Lightning under full white sails on choppy sea, with an American flag at the stern.

The Boston Clipper, Lightning

Charcoal drawing of a crouched seated man with head in hand, set against a dark rocky slope and hazy mountains.

Primitive Man

Odilon Redon, 1872

Pen and ink sketch of a man on horseback raising his right arm, with faint pencil studies of other figures around him.

Man on Horseback, Raising Right Arm

Stefano Della Bella, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a woman with curled hair, a ruffled white collar and a buttoned bodice, in three-quarter view.

Portrait of a Woman

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1821

Drawing of a woman with curled hair and puffed sleeves, hand to her face, seated in a dim interior.

Portrait de Mme. E. D.

Paul Delaroche, 1829

Pastel drawing of a crowded café-concert with a seated man at a round table, women in hats, and spectators in blue and orange

Café-Concert (The Spectators)

Edgar Degas, 1876/77

Loose sketch of a bearded man in a top hat and dark coat with a dog at his feet, on a gray background.

The Man with the Dog

Édouard Manet, c. 1882

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head with flowing hair and a draped veil, turned slightly to the side.

Head

Simeon Solomon, c. 1880

Grey wash drawing of a chaotic scene with hybrid beasts, horses, serpents, armored figures and dark trees.

A Nightmare

Melchior Bocksberger, after 1573

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on tan paper of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with a striped cloth beneath her.

Study of a Sleeping Woman

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1867

Winter landscape drawing with bare trees, a stream, a small bridge, a man crossing, and a building behind.

Winter Landscape with a Man Crossing

Anthonie Waterloo, c. 1660

Watercolor of a wooded river bank with tall leaning trees, rocky earth, and reflections in dark water under a pale sky.

A Wooded River Landscape

Peter De Wint, 1839/40

Open medieval coffer with iron fittings; the lid holds a colored print of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, and animals.

The Nativity, in Coffer

Workshop of the Master of the Very Small Hours of Anne of Brittany, c. 1490

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed man stepping forward among seated money counters in an arched interior.

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Giovanni Battista Lanzeni, n.d.

Decorated Initial with Grotesque in Profile from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, early 15th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child enthroned with kneeling saints, a bishop, and donors below, with a lute-playing

The Virgin Enthroned with Saints Gregory and James, and a Family of Donors

Perino del Vaga, 1535/36

Pen and brown ink drawing of a banquet scene with seated figures at a round table, a kneeling woman, and servants in a column

Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee

Domenico Campagnola, 1540/50 or later

Grey wash drawing of a crowd around a bull sacrifice at a pedestal, with trumpeters and classical architecture at left.

The Sacrifice of Pelias to Neptune

Agostino Carracci, 1584

Brown ink and wash drawing of three classical women spinning thread, with a Latin inscription tablet at lower right.

The Three Fates

Felice Giani, 1810/20

Brown ink and wash drawing of a birth scene with a newborn over a basin, attendants, a canopied bed, and winged putti.

Birth of the Virgin

Giuseppe Cades, c. 1784

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded pilgrim in a shell-decorated hat, cloak, and staff, with a gourd at his side.

Saint Roch

called Il Guercino Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, n.d.

Maria Duchess of Brunswick, Born Duchess of Wurttemburg

Attributed to Christoph Schwarz, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered around a basket, with a turbaned man reaching in and a reclining figure

Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

After Lucas Kilian, after 1602

Pencil drawing of a large tree in a landscape with a distant city, a cascade, and small seated figures under clouds.

Fresco in Palazzo Colonna, Rome

After Gaspard Dughet, n.d.

Pen and ink study of a seated muscular man raising a sword beside a standing male figure, with red chalk underdrawing.

Saul and David

Baccio Bandinelli, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of female figures on clouds with winged putti, including two cherubs carrying objects below, on an octagon

Mary as Queen of Heaven or Apotheosis of Saint

Attributed to Antonio Balestra, n.d.

Female Head in Profile to Right

Attributed to Carlo Cignani, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a bearded seated male nude with folded arms on a tan paper ground.

Seated Male Nude

Follower of Jacopo Chimenti, called Jacopo da Empoli, 1600/40