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Art Institute of Chicago

3,363 works

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man beside bags of coins, gesturing toward a tree with figures outside an arched window.

Zachaeus, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1611

Engraving of Mary Magdalene kneeling under a tree with a skull, ointment jar and cross, angels in clouds above.

Magdalena, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1609

Engraving of a man falling backward over a sword with a crown on the ground, a battle behind him, and Latin text below.

Saulus Rex, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1611

Engraved print fragment showing a gnarled branch, rocks, leaves, and a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Judas Iscarioth, from Sinners of the Old and New Testament

Willem van Swanenburgh, 1611

Engraving of men hoarding goods, sacks and barrels in a cluttered room, with a village and tents visible outside.

"Nemo Non” (Every man looks for his own profit)

Pieter van der Heyden, c. 1563

Engraving of a man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed coat, hands clasped on a ledge, with dense parallel hatching.

Man with Plumed Hat

Christoffel van Sichem, c. 1613

Engraved bust portrait of an old man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur collar against a cross-hatched background.

Fantasy Portrait of an Old Man with a Hat

Attributed to Christoffel van Sichem I, c. 1610

Fantasy Portrait of an Old Man in Profile

Attributed to Christoffel van Sichem I, c. 1610

Etching of fishermen in rowboats by a walled town with thatched roofs, a bridge, grazing cattle and sailboats on the water.

Fishermen in Rowboats Before a Walled Town, from Landscapes

Esaias van de Velde, c. 1610-1630

Engraving of mourners lowering Christ's body into a stone tomb beside a rocky cliff, with a crown of thorns on the ground.

The Entombment, from The Passion

Hendrick Goltzius, 1596

Engraving of Adam and Eve beneath a tree with a serpent, a turkey and a cat in the foreground, by Jan Saenredam.

Temptation of Man, from History of the First Parents of Man

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Engraving of Adam and Eve mourning over Abel's body beneath a large tree, with a smoking altar in the distance.

Adam and Eve Lamenting over the Corpse of Abel, from History of the First Parents of Man

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Engraved print of leafy branches, flowers, and fruit garlands in fine dark lines on a pale sheet.

Temptation of Man

Jan Saenredam, 1605

Engraving of nude Apollo with bow above a seated monarch and courtiers, with a chained monkey in the foreground.

Apollo Presiding over the Arts of Government, from Seven Planetary Gods

Jan Saenredam, 1596

Engraving of a lute player and a woman beside a table of fruit, instruments and a lizard, with a garden scene behind.

Terra (Earth), from The Elements

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of a fisherman and a woman with fish on a table, with a river town and boats in the background, titled Aqua.

Aqua (Water), from The Elements

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving of a couple seated with caged birds, a stork, and flying birds, with a hunting scene behind them.

Aer (Air), from The Elements

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Engraving titled Ignis showing a bearded alchemist at a workbench beside a woman holding gold chains, with a furnace and fier

Ignis (Fire), from The Elements

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1600

Circular engraving of seated woman Melpomene holding a scroll, with laurel trees, buskin boot, books, and a theatre scene.

Melpomene, from The Muses

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1590-1620

Engraving of a nude laurel-crowned youth beside a flayed figure, with satyrs and armored men watching under a tree.

Apollo and Marsyas/Judgment of Midas

Melchior Meier, 1581

Engraved grotesque ornament with satyrs, putti, a reclining nude, lion masks and foliage in dense architectural framing.

Grotesque Ornament and Tomb Design, from Veelderleij veranderinghe van grotissen...

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1556

Etching of a rural landscape with hunters, a farmhouse, a tree, birds in the sky, and a distant town with a church spire.

Air (with a view of Haarlem), from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Engraving of a waterside market with figures, baskets, boats and rising smoke, from Jan van de Velde II's Fire, 1622.

Fire, from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Etching of a crowded shoreline with fishermen, baskets of fish, a ruined tower and a boat, labelled AQVA.

Water, from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Engraving of a crowded rural market with figures, baskets of produce, a horse, a large tree and brick buildings.

Earth, from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Engraving of an allegorical interior with seated women, a nude couple embracing, a cherub in a basket, and old men.

Women, from The Powers that Rule the World

Zacharias Dolendo, 1595/96

Engraving of a river landscape with a watermill, fishermen on logs and in a boat, tall trees, and a distant town.

Scene One: Watermill on an Island in a River with Men Fishing, from Eight Scenes from Bohemia

Aegidius Sadeler, 1610/20

Engraving of horses and figures in a crowded mythological scene, with an archer drawing a bow and arrows striking the fallen.

The Punishment of Niobe (Plate 2)

Jan Saenredam, 1594

Engraving of two classical archers beside foliage and rocks, with a nude figure on a cloud at left and Latin text below.

The Punishment of Niobe (Plate 3)

Jan Saenredam, 1594

Engraving of a mythological scene with draped figures, a kneeling woman, and a crowd of onlookers, with Latin verses below.

The Punishment of Niobe (Plate 4)

Jan Saenredam, 1594