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Art Institute of Chicago

24,149 works

Drawing of two winged putti playing with swans beside a large vessel, rendered in pen and brown wash on tan paper.

Putti Playing with Swans

Circle of Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a sun chariot in clouds above a seated woman, a pointing youth, and a classical landscape with buildings

Study for the Omen of the Future Greatness of Augustus: Left Portion

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Illuminated manuscript initial R showing the Virgin holding a red book, surrounded by kneeling haloed saints in gold and blue

The Virgin Adored by Saints in a Historiated Initial "R" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 15th century

Medieval painted initial P showing the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, the infant Christ in a manger, animals and angels on gold.

The Nativity in a Historiated Initial "P" from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, c. 1390

Medieval manuscript page of two columns of Latin text with a decorated pink and green initial letter at lower left.

Bifolia from a Vita Sanctorum, or Lives of the Saints

Unknown artist, c. 1150

Architectural attic floor plan with roof outline, window openings, a staircase, and handwritten room labels and dimensions.

Charles R. Larrabee House, Chicago, Illinois, Attic Plan

Edward Burling, c. 1863/64

Aged architectural floor plan of a second story with labeled rooms, staircases, and handwritten dimensions in ink.

Charles R. Larrabee House, Chicago, Illinois, Second Floor Plan

Edward Burling, c. 1863/64

Side elevation drawing of a Victorian house with mansard roof, dormers, and porch, in pen and ink on aged paper.

Charles R. Larrabee House, Chicago, Illinois, Side Elevation

Edward Burling, c. 1863/64

Illuminated initial A showing the Virgin Mary ascending between two angels while apostles kneel around an open tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 15th century

Illuminated initial showing a bearded prophet with a halo, holding a scroll, framed by blue and red ornament on gold.

Prophet in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Gradual

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, 1392/99

Medieval prayerbook page with a decorated gold and blue initial G, blackletter text and leafy floral borders.

Illuminated Initial "G" from a Prayerbook

Unknown artist, 15th century

Medieval manuscript page with Latin text, a blue and gold decorated initial, and green and blue foliate borders.

Illuminated Initial "H" from a Psalter or Breviary

German or Southern Netherlandish, c. 1450s

Illuminated initial E showing three haloed women in a landscape with gold sunburst sky, framed by green foliage and gilt deco

The Three Marys at the Tomb in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1470/80

Illuminated initial P with a haloed friar in grey habit holding a crucifix, surrounded by gold and blue foliate border.

Saint Francis in a Historiated Initial "P"

Unknown artist, 1375/99

Illuminated manuscript page with a painted saint in a gold initial, square chant notation and a floral border.

Saint Peter in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Gradual

Unknown artist, 15th century

Miniature of Christ's body being laid in a stone sarcophagus, mourners around it, a medieval city behind, c. 1480.

The Entombment (Stabat Mater Prayer), from a Book of Hours

circle of Jean Colombe, c. 1480

Sepia frontispiece print with a framed river landscape, boats, architectural fragments, plants and the title Liber Studiorum.

The Frontispiece to Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Published May 23, 1812

Sepia print of a castle on a rocky hill above a meadow, with cattle and trees framing the foreground.

The Castle Above the Meadows, plate 8 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published February 20, 1808

Sepia etching of a domed ruin among windswept pine trees, with a kneeling figure and carved stones on a path.

The Temple of Minerva Medica, plate 23 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Publishd January 1, 1811

Sepia print of a stormy Yorkshire coast with cliffs, a wrecked ship in rough surf, a lighthouse, and seagulls.

Coast of Yorkshire, plate 24 from Liber Stuidorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published January 1, 1811

Sepia print of a rocky landscape with a dead tree, a helmet and shield on the ground, and birds flying over distant mountains

From Spenser's Fairy Queen, plate 36 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published June 1811

Sepia print of an umbrella pine over a kneeling figure, with classical ruins and an arched aqueduct in a hazy Campagna landsc

Scene in the Campagna, plate 38 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Published February 1, 1812

Study of Perseus and Andromeda in blue-toned gouache, with a nude figure and a winged-helmet hero among swirling curved forms

Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled

Edward Burne-Jones, 1875

Sepia print of a wooded landscape with large trees, a stream, grazing cattle and a distant tower under a pale sky.

Solitude, plate 53 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published May 12, 1814

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a white wig, ermine robes and gold chain, beside a column and curtain.

Earl Mansfield

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1786

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled shoulder-length hair, lace collar and velvet cloak, with coat of arms below.

Sir Jean Rouillé, Count of Meslay

Gerard Edelinck, 1702

Engraved half-length portrait of a man with long curled hair, wearing a cloak, sash and star-shaped order insignia.

Portrait of Michel Le Tellier, Minister of State

Robert Nanteuil, 1653

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and a white collar, inscribed on a pedestal dated 1661.

François de la Mothe

Robert Nanteuil, 1661

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair, lace collar and cloak, with inscription around the frame.

First Consul, Jean François Sarrazin

Robert Nanteuil, 1656

Engraved portrait of a man in dark coat and cravat with watch chain, with a heraldic crest and inscription below.

Sir Walter Scott Bart

William Walker, 1826