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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Oil portrait of a man in a green coat with gold buttons and lace jabot, turned toward the viewer on a dark background.

Dr. Jonathan Potts (1745-1781)

Henry Benbridge, 1770-76

Oval miniature of a young boy in a red lace-collared garment and blue sash with a star badge, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1688-1766)

Nicolas Prévost, 1692

Oval miniature of a woman with powdered hair, pearl tiara and blue gown with red sash, in an ornate gold filigree frame.

Portrait of Maria Fedorovna, Empress of Russia

Unknown artist, c. 1796

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on a pedestal, with halos, a white dove, and a cloudy sky behind them.

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Girolamo da Santacroce, 1516

Painting of Saint John the Baptist climbing rocky peaks above a walled gate, with a city and striped fields in the distance.

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Medieval panel painting of a nude crowned figure on stairs before a crowd of robed onlookers and a balcony window.

Christ Presented to the People

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Bust portrait of a man with dark bowl-cut hair, hands clasped in prayer, against a deep blue background.

Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso)

Rogier van der Weyden, 1460-64

Painting of Saint John the Baptist behind prison bars speaking to two disciples, with a chained dog and Gothic buildings.

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a blue mantle holding the nude infant Christ against a red cloth backdrop.

Virgin and Child

Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1460

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel in green robes speaks to Mary in blue and red, with a dove and open book.

The Annunciation

Jean Hey, 1490-95

Painting of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist with a headless body at a barred window and an executioner in gold armor.

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Medieval panel painting of the Annunciation: the angel Gabriel in red and the Virgin Mary in blue in a Gothic interior.

The Annunciation

Johann Koerbecke, Completed by 1457

Woman with violin and man with lute in a room with sheet music, a dozing spaniel, and a wall map.

The Music Lesson

Jacob Ochtervelt, 1671

Painting of a banquet where a kneeling servant presents a platter with a severed head to Herod and startled guests.

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Painting of a young man playing a flageolet beside an elderly woman reading music in a dim tavern interior.

The Flageolet Player

David Teniers the Younger, 1635/40

Arched altarpiece of the Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth, with a kneeling monk offering a monstrance.

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1730-35

Young woman in gold silk dress pointing at an ornate gilded mirror beside a patterned table, with a red curtain behind her.

Girl Standing before a Mirror

Caspar Netscher, 1668

Painting of a seated woman in a pink dress beside a table with fruit and a glass against a teal background.

Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne

Paul Gauguin, 1890

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, with a curly-haired young Saint John peering from the left.

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Circle of Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1530

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled brown hair in an ornate silver filigree frame.

Portrait of Nell Gwynne (supposedly)

Peter Cross, c. 1690

Miniature portrait of a young child in a white bonnet and dress, gazing upward beside pink drapery and a chair.

Portrait of Edmund Rodney Pollesfen Bastard (1825-1856)

William Ross, c. 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly light hair in a blue double-breasted coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Jean Lambert Tallien

Georges Antoine Keman, c. 1805

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair in a white dress, framed by pearls and turquoise in gold.

Portrait of Mrs. Kegan

Charles Shirreff, 1805

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white ruff and dark gown on blue ground, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of an English Lady

Nicholas Hilliard, 1605

Ming dynasty hanging scroll of misty mountains over a river, with a boat, willows and pavilions along the shore.

Pulling Oars under Clearing Autumn Skies 晴秋涉櫂圖

Lu Zhi, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); c. 1545

Qing dynasty painting of Buddhist arhats with an elephant, tiger and lion, figures in robes on an ochre silk ground.

Bathing of the Buddha Festival

Hua Ziyou, Qing dynasty, 1833

Half-length portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and black cravat against a dark background.

William W. Welch

Sheldon Peck, c. 1837

Full-length nude woman with raised arms standing on a rock before clouds and mountains, painted in muted tones.

Day (Truth)

Ferdinand Hodler, 1896/98

Nativity scene: kneeling Mary and Joseph beside the infant Christ, with angels above and a hilltop town behind.

The Nativity

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1504-7

Portrait of Mary Message, née Bond

Richard Crosse, c. 1785