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Art Institute of Chicago

24,212 works

Pen and wash drawing of a seated saint, kneeling figures, and a papal figure with angels floating among clouds above.

Saint called to Papal Chair

Attributed to Domenico Mondo, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of four male portrait heads with a handwritten inscription and signature dated 1876.

Four Small Portrait Heads

William Hunter Kendal, 1876

Brown wash drawing of a robed female figure with a lion and lamb, flanked by two winged putti on pedestals.

Allegorical Female Figure with Lion, Lamb, Two Putti

Baron Frederic Leighton, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman with a winged angel holding a laurel branch above her, on a shaded base.

Seated Woman Crowned by Angel

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of three lions, one standing and two reclining, on a pale ground with faint hills behind.

Three Lions

Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Brown ink sketch of a reclining male nude seen from behind, long hair falling down, one leg stretched out diagonally.

Reclining Male Nude, from Behind

Attributed to Ferraù Fenzoni, c. 1591

Pencil sketch of a resting lioness lying down with head turned left and long tail curling behind her.

Lioness

Edwin Landseer, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a young chimpanzee standing upright, holding a long stick and looking toward the viewer.

Orangutang

Attributed to Edwin Henry Landseer, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a nude figure rising among sleeping soldiers, with a horse and banner at left.

Study for the Resurrection

Santi di Tito, c. 1574

Two brown ink and wash studies of a nude male figure, Saint Sebastian, with arms raised, on aged paper.

Two Sketches of Saint Sebastian

Giovanni Battista Trotti, n.d.

Chalk drawing on blue paper of an elderly bearded man looking up to the right, in black and red chalk.

Head of a Bearded Man, Looking Up to Right: Study for Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Pagan Priests

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi

Brown wash drawing in an oval of an elderly man raising a knife as a winged angel grips his arm beside a kindled altar.

Sacrifice of Isaac

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, c. 1656

Black chalk drawing of a cow's head facing forward, with curved horns, large eyes, and shaded muzzle on cream paper.

Head of Cow

After Paulus Potter, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of an ornate boat with costumed performers and fans, waves below and village scenes above.

Eight Scenes of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei): The Dance of Asahina and Umejumaru (Asaina Umejumaru mai no dan)

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1707

Lady with Vase

Baron Frederic Leighton, 1865

Grey wash drawing of the Trinity with Christ carrying a cross, surrounded by angels and cherubs in clouds.

The Trinity with Christ Bearing the Cross

Raffaello Vanni, n.d.

Pencil and ink sketch of a rocky Scottish coastline with a large offshore rock formation and cliffs under a cloudy sky.

The Bars from Tantallon, Scotland

William Leighton Leitch, 1863

Pencil sketch of a calm river view with a sailboat, leafless trees in the foreground, and hills and buildings beyond.

Helensburgh, Scotland

William Leighton Leitch, 1869

Three Roman Soldiers

After Giambologna, n.d.

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two Doric temples on a plain with mountains and clouds behind them.

Pesto

William Leighton Leitch, n.d.

Black chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of draped women mourning a reclining body on a stone ledge.

Death of Cleopatra

Follower of Daniela da Volterra, c. 1540

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly bearded man in a hat and cape, leaning against a wall.

Half-Length Sketch of a Gentleman Wearing Hat and Cape

Bartolomeo Passarotti, n.d.

Pencil drawing of Greek temple ruins with columns on a plain, mountains behind, and figures resting among broken stones in th

Paestum

William Leighton Leitch, c. 1840

Black and white woodcut of a reclining woman on a flower-patterned cloth, with leafy foliage above.

Te arii vahine - opoi (Woman with Mangos - Tired), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

Paul Gauguin, 1898/99

Pencil and wash drawing of a speckled brown bird walking past grass and a bare tree, inside an embossed floral border.

Grouse

Henry LeJeune, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of Hercules with a club, a standing nude woman, a putto, and a draped reclining figure.

Hercules and Iole

After Annibale Carracci, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a dead grouse lying on its side, one wing spread open, long beak extended, on pale paper.

Dead Grouse

Henry LeJeune, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a winged angel beside a figure on a stone altar, under a cloudy sky.

Sacrifice of Isaac

Follower of Lelio Orsi, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a curled periwig and buttoned coat, shown in an oval vignette.

First Lord Russell

Possibly Sir Peter Lely or after, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of winged angels and cherubs swirling around a bright central cloud.

Glory of Angels

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, n.d.