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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Pale drawing of a bearded standing figure in a long robe, raising one hand, set against a dark brown wash background.

Christ Blessing

Possibly Orazio de' Ferraro, n.d.

Brown ink and red wash drawing of a seated woman holding a spindle, with a vase and bowl beside her.

Seated Woman with Spindle

Circle of Francesco de'Rossi, called Salviati, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two sailing boats on a beach with figures carrying baskets of fish and a horse cart.

The Catch Coming In

Edward William Cooke, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a thatched farm with men handling cows on a dirt road beside a large tree.

Farm with Men and Cows

Possibly Ferdinand Kobell, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a male lion reclining with a lioness standing behind him, with a small engraved lion scene in the lower lef

Lion and Lioness

Paul Friedrich Meyerheim, c. 1882

Drawing of a sleeping lion with head on its paws and a smaller lion sketch in the upper right corner.

Lion's Head and Sketch of a Lion

Edmé Saint-Marcel, c. 1860-70

Pen and brown wash drawing of men in an arched courtyard, one kneeling beside a seated old man, with a dog and tree.

Joseph's Brothers Showing His Coat to Jacob

Jan Victors, 1640/49

Loose ink sketch of a head with dense dark hatched hair and shadowed face on a pale tan mount.

Head of a Girl

Anders Zorn, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman with lowered eyes in a black veil, set against a pale ochre oval background.

Head of a Veiled Woman

Anders Zorn, n.d.

Female Bust

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling woman praying toward winged putti in clouds, with a distant landscape below.

Woman in Ecstasy, and Putti

Possibly after Donato Creti, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of Pan playing pipes beside goats in a rocky landscape.

Pan

Possibly a follower of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, n.d.

Loose watercolor of a reclining nude on a bed with yellow drapery and a dark striped background.

Nude Lying On Bed

Anders Zorn, 1894

Watercolor portrait of a young girl in a patterned headscarf and white blouse, set against green foliage.

Portrait of a Girl

Anders Zorn, 1883

Charcoal sketch of a bearded man in a dark jacket leaning on a chair, with a loosely drawn interior behind him.

Portrait of Charles Deering

Anders Zorn, 1893

Pen drawing of a farm with a stone tower, haystacks, a figure, and smoke rising from a chimney under a cloudy sky.

Farm with Tower and Haystacks

Follower of Domenichino, n.d.

Drawing of a reclining male nude draped over a wooden platform, rendered in chalk and wash on tan paper.

Academic Study of a Reclining Male Nude

François Boucher, c. 1750

Red chalk drawing of bearded Saturn holding a scythe, with putti, a coat of arms, and a landscape behind him.

Study for Saturn Presiding over the City of Bologna, with the Arms of Cardinal Giulio Sacchetti

Giovanni Battista Coriolano, c. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bacchanale with a satyr playing reed pipes beside reclining figures under tall trees.

Bacchanale, with Satyr Playing Reeds

Circle of Bartolomeo Biscaino, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged bearded old man in drapery holding a staff, with a serpent ring at his side.

Father Time

Attributed to Alessandro Algardi, c. 1620-1650

Long panoramic architectural drawing of a city street grid along a lakeshore with piers and a harbor.

Plate 49 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park, Looking Towards the We…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1907

Aerial perspective drawing of a proposed Chicago lakefront boulevard with gardens, city blocks, and sailboats on the water.

Plate 114 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Proposed Boulevard and Parkway on Michigan Avenue and Pine Street

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1909

Aerial watercolor plan of a classical city with a domed civic center, obelisks, boulevards and canals.

Plate 122 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Railway Station Scheme West of the River Between Canal and Clinton…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1905

Watercolor drawing of a symmetrical civic plaza with a domed central building, obelisk, and long classical halls lining the a

View of the Proposed Civic Center Plaza and Buildings, The 1909 Plan of Chicago

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1908

Pencil and watercolor landscape of craggy limestone cliffs, a tower and buildings at right, under a cloudy sky.

Mont Saleve

John Ruskin, c. 1840

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling friar holding a lily, surrounded by sketched figures on clouds.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anthony of Padua Handing a Lily to the Child

Andrea Sacchi, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of boys towing a rowboat with a woman and baby along a riverbank beneath tall trees.

A Country Scene

John La Farge, July 1848

Drawing of a covered copper pot with a ladle and crumpled cloth on a table against a dark background.

Still Life with a Copper Pot and Ladle

François Bonvin, October 10, 1879

Hand-coloured composite drawing room scene with pink curtains, fireplace, seated figures, oval portraits and a spaniel on a b

Lady Filmer in her Drawing Room

Lady Filmer Mary Georgiana Caroline, 1863-68

Grey wash drawing of elegant figures by a river, sailboats at right, trees and a church spire in the distance.

Landscape with Elegant Figures by a River, with Boats to the Right and a Town Behind Trees Beyond

Allart van Everdingen, n.d.