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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Pen and ink sketch of Christ blessing a kneeling Virgin, with cherub heads and clouds around them.

Christ in Glory with Kneeling Virgin

Giulio Cesare Angeli, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist and a lamb, with sketched figures at upper right.

Holy Family with Infant Saint John the Baptist

Atributed to Gaspare Diziani, n.d.

Black chalk study of a raised right hand with open palm and draped sleeve, with a second fold of cloth at right.

Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter

called Raphael Raffaello Sanzio, 1518/20

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling haloed monk gazing at the Virgin and Child appearing on a cloud above.

Vision of Saint Dominic

Possibly Domenico Piola, n.d.

Pen and blue wash drawing of the Virgin in glory with angels above and robed saints gathered below, one figure reclining.

Virgin in Glory with Saints including St. John at their Feet

After Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with angels above and three male saints kneeling below.

Madonna and Child in Glory, with Three Male Saints Below

After Francesco Vanni, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped female figure kneeling on clouds, with a Parmigiano inscription below.

Kneeling Cloud-borne Female Figure (recto); Figure Sketches (verso)

Unknown artist, n.d.

Street in Bologna

John Ruskin, 1845

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing gentleman gesturing beside a kneeling gardener under trees, with an urn at right.

Literary Illustration: Gentleman and Kneeling Gardener

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a goddess among clouds above two male figures, with a small winged figure at upper right.

Goddess Appearing to Two Figures

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a young woman with curled hair and a braided headband, wrapped in a shawl, titled Thalia.

Thalia

D. Watson, c. 1797

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, mustache and lace collar, framed by laurel and a coat of arms.

Guillaume de Brisacier

Antoine Masson, 1664

Etching of a woman in a dark hat seated near steps, looking toward a doorway where women with a parasol stand outside.

In the Bateau-Mouche

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890

Mother Berthe Holding Her Child

Mary Cassatt, c. 1889

Watercolor sketch of a weathered tree trunk with a broken branch, yellow-green leaves at the top and grass at the base.

Tree Trunk I

Style of William Callow, n.d.

Watercolor of a seated woman in blue robes with a small child reaching toward her, set against a rocky landscape with a cross

Rest on the Flight into Egypt (recto); Madonna of the Rosary (verso)

After Federico Barocci, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of rocky cliffs with a dark cave opening and a leafy tree in the right foreground.

Rocky Landscape

Attributed to Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 1832

Watercolor of a woman and child before a stone wall and tall round tower, with houses and hills behind.

Woman and Child before Walled Town with Tower

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall tumbling between dark rocks and trees, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Mountain Waterfall

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Watercolor portrait of a young boy in a grey jacket leaning on a wooden chair, signed and dated 1852.

Youth Leaning on Chair

Elizabeth Murray, 1852

Watercolor of a woman in a green dress with a red bow, seated and reading an open book, dated 1852.

Portrait of Woman Reading

Elizabeth Murray, 1852

Watercolor of an ivy-covered stone archway and arched doorway in a ruined castle, with trees and rocky ground.

Interior of Conway Castle

Elizabeth Murray, 1845

Pencil and chalk portrait of a seated young man with dark curled hair, cravat and frock coat, against a pale blue background.

Portrait of a Man

Elizabeth Murray, 1846

Pencil sketch of a sleeping child with curly hair resting in a crib, with handwritten name and date below.

Freddy Seymour, Kilkenny

Elizabeth Murray, 1843

Pencil sketch of a girl in a ruffled dress pulling a wheeled toy horse on a string, on pale green paper.

Girl with Toy Horse at Langham House

Elizabeth Murray, 1838

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Venetian canal scene with a domed building, bell tower, and a gondola on the water.

Venetian View

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two seated young children in puffed-sleeve dresses, one looking left and one looking down, dated 1840.

Two Seated Baby Girls (recto), a Still Life, and Two Animals (verso)

Elizabeth Murray, 1840

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a ruffled dress seated at a table, writing in an open notebook.

Woman Watercoloring (possibly a Self Portrait)

Elizabeth Murray, 1856

Young Girl Reading

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Young Woman Painting (possibly a Self Portrait)

Elizabeth Murray, 1840