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Art Institute of Chicago

24,026 works

Woodblock print of two geese flying past a large pale full moon above blue clouds.

Flying geese and full moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1830s

Etching of three figures bathing at a forest stream beneath tall palms, with a carved column and rocks at right.

The Bathers beneath the Palms

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1871

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a bearded man in a white smock working on a clay sculpture of nude figures in a studio.

Portrait of the Sculptor Auguste Rodin in his Studio

Jean-François Raffaëlli, c. 1889

Seated Male Nude

John Singer Sargent, 1917/21

Medieval illuminated manuscript leaf with four framed scenes of figures, including an angel, under Gothic arches.

Scenes from the Miracles of St. Peter, from a Bible Historiale or Pictorial New Testament

Unknown artist, c. 1350

Etching of a rocky landscape with a stream, a tall pine tree, dense foliage and cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Rocky Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1880

Medieval manuscript leaf with four painted scenes of Christ's cross, Crucifixion, Descent, and Entombment under Gothic arches

Leaf from a Picture Cycle: Christ Carrying the Cross, The Crucifixion, The Descent from the Cross, and the Entombment

active in Northern France French Painter, 1325/50

Medieval illuminated leaf with four framed scenes of Christ's resurrection appearances and red-blue French captions.

Leaf from a Picture Cycle: Christ Appearing to the Three Marys, Christ and the Pilgrims on the Road to Emmaus, Doubti…

active in Northern France French Painter, 1325/50

Manuscript miniature of a haloed saint kneeling at an altar as armed men approach, framed by a gold and floral border.

The Murder of Thomas Becket, page one, from a Book of Hours

Unknown artist, 1430/40

Four haloed saints, two of them bishops with mitres and a crosier, painted within a decorative illuminated letter E.

Two Saints and Two Bishops in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 1335/1400

Brown ink sketch of three youths in overlapping poses, one kneeling and others leaning, with a head turned upward at top righ

Three Youths in Prayer

Guglielmo Caccia, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded king on a dais receiving a crowned queen in a colonnaded hall with guards and courtiers.

Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

Cesare Rossetti, n.d.

Drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king, attendants and horses in an architectural se

Adoration of the Magi

Benedetto Caliari, 1590/98

Brown ink and wash drawing on blue paper of a hooded woman holding the body of a dead man across her lap.

Pietà

Attributed to Luca Cambiaso, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude man on a cross surrounded by soldiers, with a robed figure in clouds above.

Study for Saint James Saving an Innocent from the Flames

Lazzaro Tavarone, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged angel above two seated figures, one reading a book.

Allegorical Subject (Angel above Two Sibyls)

Luca Cambiaso, 1560/65

Woodblock print of a bearded armored warrior in a patterned blue robe seated on a dark platform, with calligraphy in the marg

Fan Kuai (Hankai), from the series "Three Broken Gates (Haitatsu sanban)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1827

Pen and brown ink drawing of a chaotic battle with mounted horsemen, rearing horses, and fallen soldiers among shields and sw

Battle Scene with Horses and Men

Domenico Campagnola, c. 1517

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen beside a grey cat in a black box and a white dog.

Woman with Shamisen and Cat

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded papal saint in ornate vestments gazing upward, hand on a tiara, with a cross beside him.

Papal Saint

Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Burrini, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded scholar in a red robe seated with a crane, beside a plum blossom panel and sun.

Lin Hejing (Rin Nasei) with Crane

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of two women and a dog in a landscape with trees, a river with a boat, and a cottage.

Naomi Counseling Ruth Near the Farm of Boaz

Attributed to Michel Corneille, the Younger, n.d.

Two seated men in patterned robes write poetry beside an ink box, with a river landscape screen behind them.

Japanese poetry, from the series "Three Classical Arts for the Sugawara Circle (Sugawara sanseki)"

Yashima Gakutei, early 1820s

Japanese print of a flute-playing courtier beside a red bridge, with two women in patterned kimono behind him.

The Tale of Sagoromo, from the series "Ten Courtly Tales for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren monogatari juban)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820

Japanese woodblock print of two women reading in a room with a plum tree outside the window and a geometric screen.

Two Women Reading

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Pen and ink study sheet with nude figures, an armored warrior, a trident bearer, and a central shield-shaped cartouche.

Study for a Thesis Conclusion Presented to the Duke of Mantua

Ludovico Carracci, 1616/19

Five seated warrior generals in patterned robes and armor beside a pine tree, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Five Tiger Generals of the Tales of the Water Margin (Suikoden goko shogun)"

Yashima Gakutei, c.1828

Red and black chalk drawing of a smiling winged angel holding a flute, with flowing drapery and hatched wings.

Angel Holding a Flute

Circle of Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino, 1580

Five seated warriors in patterned robes and armor beside a pine tree, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Five Tiger Generals of the Tales of the Water Margin (Suikoden Goko Shogun)

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Pencil sketch of robed figures gathering around a seated woman and kneeling child beside a canopied bed.

Queen of Edward IV parting with the Duke of York by Order of Richard III

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.