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Art Institute of Chicago

798 works

Painting of a young man with a halo seated by a tree beside a white lamb, holding a staff in a wild landscape.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Diego Velázquez, c. 1622

Ink drawing of a turbaned man leading a lion on a rope, set within a gold floral border with phoenix birds.

The Lion Tamer

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), early 17th century

Painting of a roebuck head with antlers resting beside two white and brown ptarmigan birds on rocky ground.

Head of a Roebuck and Two Ptarmigan

Edwin Landseer, c. 1830

Persian miniature of a royal horse inspection: horsemen and courtiers below a curtained balcony, with a gold floral border.

Royal Horse Inspection

probably Isfahan Iran, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), late 17th century

Mughal miniature of a seated ruler under a green canopy with courtiers, a struggle, horses, and a fortress behind.

The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama

Unknown artist, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595

Dark still life of two dead birds, a jay and another bird, with a wooden bird call and lead shot on a table.

Dead Birds and Shot Bags

Attributed to Pieter Boel, c. 1660

Painting of a turbaned rider with a raised sword on a rearing grey horse fighting a lion in a dark landscape.

Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion

Eugène Delacroix, 1849-50

Woman with a distaff walks a grassy hilltop beside grazing sheep and a large tree under a blue sky.

In the Auvergne

Jean-François Millet, c. 1866-69

Peasant family gathered at a stone well with a donkey, children, a seated woman, and a woman drawing water.

Peasant Family at a Well

Master of the Children's Caps, 1650/60

Painting of shepherds and grazing cattle, horse and sheep beside ruined stone arches under a blue sky with clouds.

Pastoral Landscape with Ruins

Adriaen van de Velde, 1664

Dark painted landscape of a leaning tree over a wooden river lock, with a seated man in red and a dog.

Landscape (The Lock)

Attributed to John Constable, c. 1820-25

Oil study of two pigs in a dim barn, one rooting near a wooden trough and one lying on straw.

Study of Pigs

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, c. 1855

Painting of a horse-drawn cart on a dirt road beside a large oak tree under a cloudy sky.

On the Road

Jules Dupré, 1856

Oil painting of two tan cows lying face to face on dark earth under a muted sky, by Emile van Marcke de Lummen.

The Tête-à-tête

Émile van Marcke, c. 1875-90

Painting of a white waterfall beside a red waterwheel, with birds, a fox drinking below, and angular colorful buildings.

The Bewitched Mill

Franz Marc, 1913

Miniature painting of two horsemen before a tiled city with owls on rooftops and a flowering tree among rocky hills.

King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), c.1535

Painting of soldiers in bearskin hats amid fallen men on a battlefield, with a burning village and smoky sky behind.

Battle Scene

Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé, c. 1825

Painting of a sunlit French street with buildings, a horse-drawn carriage, a seated figure, and a tree under blue sky.

French Street Scene

Edouard Béliard, 1873-77

Painting of a street with a furniture-laden cart, people and dogs, and a domed building in warm sunlight.

The Movings

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1822

Grayscale painting of two riders galloping across a rocky plain on a piebald and a white horse, by Frederic Remington.

Ceremony of the Fastest Horse

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Painting of a severed head floating in rough water near a lyre, with white birds overhead and a reclining figure on the rocky

The Death of Orpheus

Henri Leopold Lévy, c. 1870

Painting of a white dog on a wooded path beside a large tree, with hills and water under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Dog

Thomas Doughty, 1832

Grey monochrome painting of a bare-chested man raising his arms on a hilltop while blanketed figures look up below.

The Fire Eater Raised His Arms to the Thunder Bird

Frederic Remington, c. 1900

Painting of a sunken dirt road with travelers, a horse, cattle and a thatched cottage beneath a cloudy sky.

The Hollow Road

Cornelis Huysmans, c. 1700

Painting of the Virgin and Christ Child with an elderly woman and young John the Baptist beside a landscape view.

Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Jacques Blanchard, c. 1628

Monochrome painting of dead horses and fallen gear on a dusty field, with an officer and advancing soldiers near trees.

How the Horses Died for Their Country at Santiago

Frederic Remington, 1899

Riders water horses in a rocky stream in a green ravine under a pink sunset sky.

Ravine Near Biskra

Victor Huguet, c. 1895

Monochrome painting of a fortune teller reading the hand of an elegant lady with a parasol beside classical columns.

La Bonne Aventure (The Fortune Teller)

After Jean Baptiste Joseph Pater, Date unknown

Nude young man seated on a rock in a forest with a lamb and wading birds, holding a cross staff.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Adam Elsheimer, c. 1605

Painted wooden crucifix with Christ crucified at center, Mary and John below, and angels in the arm panels.

Crucifix

Master of the Bigallo Crucifix, c. 1240