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Art Institute of Chicago

769 works

Two winged cherubs embrace on a brown cloud against a blue sky, in a circular painted composition.

Cherubs Floating on a Cloud

Italian or Spanish, 17th century

Painted portrait of a young child in a red dress with lace trim, holding a sprig of flowers, framed by dark drapery and tasse

Portrait of Fred Adelbert Haywood

School of William Matthew Prior, February 16, 1848

Portrait of a young boy in a dark purple coat and white cravat, holding a small red book against a brown background.

J. Ellis Bonham

William Bonnell, March 5, 1825

Painting of a young boy in a red vest holding a staff, black hat, bread, and rosary beads against a dark background.

The Beggar Boy (The Young Pilgrim)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1738-39

Gold-ground painting of the Virgin Mary in a blue star-patterned mantle nursing the Christ Child beneath a golden crown.

Madonna of Humility

Unknown artist, 1375-1400

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ between two thieves, surrounded by armored soldiers, mourning women and a dark sky.

The Crucifixion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1538

Laughing bearded man with a rommel pot and stick, surrounded by smiling children and onlookers in a doorway.

The Rommel-Pot Player

Workshop of Frans Hals, c. 1630

Black and white portrait of a young girl in a dark gown holding a small dog and a ring, with pearls and lace.

Portrait of a Girl with a Dog

Attributed to Alessandro Longhi, c. 1770

Painting of the Virgin holding the nude Christ Child, who grasps cherries, against a blue background.

Virgin and Child

Attributed to Ercole de' Roberti, 1490-96

Woman pouring from a jug at a table with two children in a sunlit Dutch-style kitchen with a window and tiled floor.

A Family Meal

Evert Pieters, 1890s (?)

Painting of soldiers in a tavern with a drummer, a woman in a white cap, and a child near a whitewashed wall.

Trepanning a Recruit

George Morland, c. 1790

Painting of a fisher family on a pebble beach with hanging nets, a toddler, a wooden boat, and a calm sea.

The Fisherman's Family

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1887

Family group portrait in a parkland with a rider on horseback, a fawn, and a pale country house in the distance.

Thomas Lister and Family at Gisburne Park

Arthur Devis, 1740-41

Oil portrait of a woman with dark curls holding a toddler in a white dress and blue plumed hat before a landscape.

Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Arched panel painting of the Virgin and Child with gold halos, a dove above, and Latin inscriptions on a gilded frame.

Virgin and Child

Lippi-Pesellino Imitator, c. 1465

Oil portrait of a young woman with auburn hair, blue ribbon and black dress seated in a carved wooden chair.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Henri Regnault, 1863

Circular painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, flanked by two red-robed winged angels on pedestals among trees.

Virgin and Child with Two Angels

Sandro Botticelli, 1485-95

Painting of the Virgin kneeling in prayer beside the Christ Child, attended by angels and a seated figure in a green hillside

The Adoration of the Christ Child

Vincenzo Frediani, c. 1490

Gold-ground icon of the Virgin Mary embracing the Christ Child, with a patterned halo and worn gilded frame.

Icon with the Virgin and Child

Cretan, c. 1500

Painting of a guardhouse with a boy holding a cloak, piled armor, a drum, a flag, and soldiers by a fireplace.

The Guardhouse

David Teniers the Younger, c. 1645

Three girls with a puppy and a dog in a woodland setting beside a large tree, painted in loose warm brushwork.

Three Little Girls

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, c. 1870

Hanging scroll of a young woman in a patterned kimono playing battledore and shuttlecock beneath slender trees.

Girl Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock

Torii Kiyomasu II, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a dark kimono gazing up on a riverbank with bamboo and an umbrella.

Girl on River Bank

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/95

Two seated men in jeweled turbans face each other while a small child attendant sits below in a pastel drawing.

Two Rajput Noblemen with a Child

Unknown artist, Late 18th century

Loose oil sketch of nude women, children and a clothed woman in a hat among green foliage, by Renoir.

Studies of Pierre Renoir; His Mother, Aline Charigot; Nudes; and Landscape

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1885-86

Nativity painting with Mary kneeling by the Christ Child, angels playing instruments, and a pastoral landscape behind.

The Adoration of the Christ Child

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, c. 1515

Painting of the Virgin Holding the Christ Child against a gold arched background with stars, both with haloes.

Virgin and Child

Central Italian, c. 1450

Painting of a mother holding an infant beside a girl with a plate at a table with sliced fruit, in a dim interior.

Mother and Two Children with Still Life

Adriaen de Lelie, 1810

Tempera painting of Phaeton driving a chariot of white horses over a night sky above a walled city and figures.

Phaeton Driving the Chariot of Phoebus

Northern Italian; possibly Verona, 1475-1500

Shepherds with cattle and sheep on a hillside, with an angel descending through stormy clouds above.

Annunciation to the Shepherds

After Jacobo Bassano, c. 1710