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Art Institute of Chicago

24,156 works

Engraving of Cupid atop a flaming pedestal drawn by horses, with women walking in the foreground and a crowd behind.

The Triumph of Love

Attributed to Francesco Rosselli, 1470/90

Soft-focus black and white print of a woman smiling faintly, face emerging from dark hair against a shaded background.

Elise Smiling

Eugène Carrière, 1895

Pen and brown ink landscape with a classical temple on a hill, cattle and figures in the foreground, and trees framing the vi

Classical Landscape - Tivoli

Style of Claude Lorrain, 1636

Woman in pink kimono climbing snowy stone steps beside a pine tree, woodblock print.

Climbing the steps one hundred times

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Woman in a patterned robe and red hat sits in a boat under a willow branch, holding a fan beside a drum.

Shirabyoshi Dancer in Asazuma boat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of a seated robed figure riding a black ox led by a child, with moon, pine trees and boats over water.

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Fan-shaped Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a floral kimono with an attendant in lavender robes beside her.

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya and her attendant, from the series "Fans of the East (Azuma ogi)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777/78

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono kneeling beside a latticed shoji screen, one leaning against the other.

Double Pillow

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hair combs, one holding a shamisen, in patterned kimono.

The Entertainer Tamino and the Serving Girl Nui of the Sumiyoshiya

Eishosai Choki, c. 1792

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono bowing in a snowy garden beside a fence and umbrella.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in Private Life, Standing in a Snow-Covered Garden

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodblock print of travelers and pack horses under pine trees by a stone wall, with rice fields and mountains beyond.

Ishibe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Gyos…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1841/44

Ukiyo-e print of two sumo wrestlers standing side by side in decorated aprons, with Japanese inscriptions in the margins.

Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of Sekiwake Rank from Awa Province, and (left) Fuden…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1782/83

Pen and ink sketch of a tall gothic belfry above gabled houses, with small figures in a street below.

The Flemish Belfry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Woodblock print of two figures in hanging baskets descending a green gorge above a rushing river.

Mushroom Gathering at Kumano in Kii Province (Kishu Kumano iwatake tori) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a wooded pond bank with trees, shrubs, rocks and a cloudy sky.

Bank of a Pond

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape sketch of a rocky cliff, trees, a distant village, and small figures in the foreground.

Advance Guard

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape of figures bathing in a brook beneath trees, with rolling hills and clouds in the distance.

Bathers in a Brook

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen drawing of a veiled woman kneeling in prayer before a carved stone altar in a Gothic church interior.

Prayer

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of gabled wooden houses on stilts above a shore, with small figures and swirling clouds.

The Edge of the Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman with an infant and an armored guard in a landscape with a city and trees.

Rest with the Guard

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted soldier with a lance, flanked by smaller riders and a group of cavalry on tan paper.

Russian Cavalry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of four figures at a table with a cat, candlesticks, and a standing woman holding a bundle.

Alms to the Poor

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen drawing of a woman in a long gown holding a rosary, with a crucifix, a veiled figure, a man by a column, and a landscape.

Refuge in Prayer

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted rider on a prancing horse with turbaned companions and a spear, on tan paper.

Arab Horsemen

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a village by a river with horsemen on a path and a rowing boat with figures on the water.

Horsemen and Fishermen

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape drawing of trees, a palm, a village and distant mountains on warm buff paper.

Landscape on the West Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Etched print of crumbling Roman brick ruins with arches and figures walking along an overgrown street under cloudy sky.

View of Visible Remains of the Baths of Diocletian at S. Maria degli Angeli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1774, published 1800-07

Pen and ink sketch of mounted riders with lances galloping across sand, with a ship on the horizon.

Arabian Fantasy

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Etching of cascading waterfalls at Tivoli with rocky cliffs, a leaning tree on the left, and small figures among boulders.

View of the Small Waterfall and Rapids, Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Etching of the tall Column of Marcus Aurelius in a Roman piazza, with carriages, people and palazzo buildings around it.

The Column of Marcus Aurelius, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59