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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Watercolor of waves breaking over dark rocks, with sunlit water near the horizon beneath a grey cloudy sky.

Sunshine and Shadow, Prout's Neck

Winslow Homer, 1894

Pen and brown ink drawing with blue wash of a garden fountain, two swans, trees, and a sculpted figure.

Capriccio with Fountain and Frolicking Swans

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1772

Pencil sketch of nude and draped male figures gathered for an archery contest, with an arrow in flight at upper left.

The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V

Anne-Louis Girodet, c. 1823

Drawing of an older man in round spectacles, white cap, and blue-edged hat with a striped neck scarf, against dark background

Self-Portrait with a Visor

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, c. 1776

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of winged angels, clouds and robed figures in a dense celestial composition on tan paper.

Group Composition from Fantasia Enchained

Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl, 1873/75

Historiated initial E showing the Virgin and Child receiving three kings on a blue ground with gold and foliate border.

The Adoration of the Magi in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1375/1425

Pastel portrait of a smiling man with a bald crown, turned three-quarters, against a tan background.

Self-Portrait

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, c. 1737

Pencil landscape drawing of bare trees, pollarded willows and a winding path across an open field under a pale sky.

Landscape in Montfoucault

Camille Pissarro, 1864

Illuminated initial E with a seated bearded saint surrounded by female saints and other figures, in red, green and gold.

Saints Barbara, Catherine, Andrew, John the Baptist, Lawrence and Thomas à Beckett in a Historiated Initial "E" from…

Unknown artist, 1460/70

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ before a kneeling woman and a crowd of robed men in an architectural interior.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1650/74

Red chalk drawing of a ruined stone tower and arched gateway beside trees, with figures and a boat by a river.

Landscape with Ruined Tower

Attributed to Pierre Alexandre Wille, n.d.

Medieval miniature of Christ crowning the kneeling Virgin Mary, surrounded by angels playing musical instruments.

The Coronation of the Virgin, from a Book of Hours

Attributed to Willem Vrelant or his workshop, 1460/70

Kneeling saint in blue robe before an altar with a vision of Christ, attended by two kneeling figures in red, in a gilded min

The Mass of St. Gregory, from a Book of Hours

Willem Vrelant or his workshop, 1460/70

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a blue gown with pearls, holding a blue parrot on her hand.

A Young Lady with a Parrot

Rosalba Carriera, c. 1730

Watercolor of a woman in an embroidered robe beside a winged figure, a swan, a pond and a setting sun.

Inspiration

Gustave Moreau, c. 1893

Hand-colored print of a yellow coach with grey horses leaving the Star Hotel in Oxford, with passengers and onlookers.

The Blenheim, Leaving the Star Hotel, Oxford

William Havell, 1831

Hand-colored print of a mail coach pulled by two horses wading through floodwater past a stone bridge and trees.

The Mail Coach in a Flood

Rosenbourg, 1827

Hand-colored print of Richmond Park entrance with a large tree, brick houses, gates, strollers and a man walking dogs.

Richmond Park Entrance

Thomas Sutherland, 1819

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures at tables around a central fire, with a climbing figure at right, in a stage-like setti

Harlequin Espirit Follet: The Comedian's Repast

Claude Gillot, c. 1700-1715

Pen and brown ink drawing of women and a man in a top hat walking a city boulevard past shopfronts, with a small dog.

Workers' Daughters on the Outer Boulevard (Illustration for Émile Zola's "L'Assommoir")

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1877/78

Hand-colored 1819 print of a stone arched bridge over a river, with a boat, cattle, swans and villas on a wooded hill.

View of Richmond from the Bridge

Thomas Sutherland, 1819

Pencil and white-heightened drawing of three nude figures: a youth with a sword, a reclining figure on a chair, and a woman b

Hermione Rejecting Orestes

Anne-Louis Girodet, c. 1799

Watercolor of a ceremonial procession with troops, crowds, and a golden catafalque passing a neoclassical building with colum

The Translation of the Ashes of Napoleon: 15 December, 1840

Eugène Lami, c. 1842

Pen and watercolor study of a churchman with a crozier beside hanging bells under a draped canopy, with a crowd around.

Study

Constantin Guys, 1856

Pen-and-ink design drawing of a footed bowl with scrolled handles, labeled Bowl No. 7751, on aged paper.

Design for Bowl No. 7751

Tiffany and Company, 1883

Oval painted initial showing two women at a red tomb under a starry sky, with a seated angel on the lid and pink scrollwork f

Two Marys Discover the Empty Tomb in a Historiated Initial “M”

Unknown artist, 1475/99

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored rider on a rearing horse attacking a dragon on the ground.

Saint George and the Dragon

Follower of Luca Cambiaso, c. 1570

Technical side-elevation drawing of a footed compotier design with dimension notes and colored pencil markings on tan paper.

Design for Compotier No. 6873

Tiffany and Company, 1882/83

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with a mitred saint and two infants beneath a draped canopy.

Madonna and Child with Infant John the Baptist and Ecclesiastic Saint

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of three half-length figures, two women in headwraps, one leaning over a table.

Three Half-Length Figures

Pieter Jansz, 1622/72