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Art Institute of Chicago

24,212 works

Pen and wash drawing of a bishop with crozier gesturing to a nude man between two robed figures in an arched interior.

Bishop Saint (Ambrose?) Exorcising the Devil

Attributed to Giovanni Battista della Rovere, called Il Fiamminghino, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a woman carrying a baby along a path under a stormy sky, with ruins on a distant hill.

Woman with Baby Fleeing Across Moors

Possibly John Constable, n.d.

Female Head in Profile to Left

Circle of Giorgio Vasari, c. 1541

Pencil drawing of beached sailing boats, anchors and a church steeple on the dunes at Scheveningen.

Church at Scheveningen

Edward William Cooke, October 1838

Pencil sketch of a lighthouse on a stone pier with figures walking and small sailboats on the sea.

Dieppe, West Pier

Edward William Cooke, May 6, 1854

Monochrome wash drawing of a two-masted ship on choppy sea near a rocky cliff headland under a cloudy sky.

Off Whitby

Attributed to Edward William Cooke, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a plump standing putto seen from behind, with curly hair and hatched shading on the body.

Standing Putto Seen From the Back

Attributed to Bartolomeo Passarotti, 1570/75

Brown wash drawing of a sailing ship, small boats and a rowboat on calm sea, with a distant town and church spire.

Rye - South Coast Near Hastings

Attributed to Edward William Cooke, n.d.

Pen and brown ink study of a nude standing putto seen from behind, arm raised, on warm brown paper.

Standing Putto Seen from the Front: Study for the Virgin in Glory with Saints Petronius, Dominic, and Peter Martyr

Bartolomeo Passarotti, 1570/75

Pen and brown wash drawing of an interior scene with men, a rope, a chair, a fireplace and a dog.

The Hanging

Attributed to Abraham Cooper, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the dead Christ mourned by the Virgin and other figures, with a crown of thorns and nails below.

The Lamentation

Luca Penni, 1540/46

Grey wash drawing of a running horse with head lowered and a small spotted dog crouching below it on pale paper.

Running Horse and Dog

Attributed to Abraham Cooper, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a monument on a stepped pedestal above a curved sea wall section with handwritten annotations.

Bird's Eye View of Projected Monument

Attributed to Edward Henry Corbould, 1835/1905

Pen and ink drawing of a curly-haired young man with bowed head resting on his hand, draped in loose cloth.

Saint John the Evangelist in Meditation

After Guercino, 1800s

Pencil sketch of a seated man leaning toward a seated woman, with loose preparatory lines around the figures.

Seated Male Near Female

Johann Zoffany, 18th century

Head of Boy Wearing Hat in Profile

Giovnni Battista Piazzetta, n.d.

Pen drawing of a winged cupid playing a flute beside a sleeping shepherd in draped cloth on grass.

Cupid Playing Flute and Sleeping Shepherd

Richard Cosway R.A., n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a young woman with hair pulled up under a headband, wearing a ruffled collar.

Portrait Bust of Young Woman

Frances Cotes, n.d.

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a winged angel with a lyre, draped in fabric, with cherubs and an arched niche.

Angel with Lyre

Attributed to Moncayo Pignatelly, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a moonlit landscape with a sailing boat and trees beside water, under a pale sky.

Moonlight over Landscape

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Small pencil sketch of a standing figure and a crouching figure beside a tall vertical form, framed by faint architectural li

Actors

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman with a palm branch, surrounded by putti, a lion, and a column.

Allegory of Victory

Domenico Piola, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a sailboat with two tall sails and curved hull, with a handwritten inscription in the upper left corner.

Sailboat

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Loose pencil and wash sketch of a seated figure in a cloak and wide-brimmed hat, with brown stains on paper.

Sketch of Actor Sitting

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling Saint Anthony of Padua, cherubs, a book and a lily.

Madonna and Child with Saint Anthony of Padua

the younger Giovanni Battista Pittoni, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a cloaked man standing before faint architectural lines and an arched niche on tan paper.

Sketch of Actor Standing

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Grey wash sketch of a seated figure extending an arm to a standing man beside draped canopy and kneeling figures.

Family of Darius before Alexander

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of figures struggling in a flood, with a boat in the distance under stormy clouds.

The Deluge

Attributed to Andrea dei Michieli, n.d.

Faint pencil landscape sketch on paper with brown wash stains, a ground line and sparse trees at the bottom.

Illegible Sketch

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono walking beside a stream with reeds, with calligraphy above.

Young Woman Walking Near a Stream

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1760