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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Engraving of Christ in judgment above angels and trumpets, with demons torturing souls in a fiery hellscape below.

The Last Judgment

Alart du Hameel, 1478/1506

Engraving of bearded St. Anthony the Hermit holding an open book and staff, with a pig at his feet.

St. Anthony the Hermit

Master F.V.B., 1490/1500

Pen and wash drawing of the Holy Family in Joseph's carpentry shop, with the Christ child sweeping and angels watching.

Holy Family in Joseph's Carpentry Shop

Circle of Jacopo Chimenti, called Jacopo da Empoli, n.d.

Engraved print of a three-masted ship with billowing sails turning right over hatched waves.

Three-Masted Ship Steering to the Right

Master W with the Key, c. 1467

Brown wash drawing of swirling hair strokes on pale worn paper, a fragment of a child's head study.

Head of a Child

Possibly Domenico Peruzzini, n.d.

Engraving of the Presentation in the Temple with an elderly priest holding the infant Christ among Corinthian columns and a c

The Presentation in the Temple, from the Mysteries of the Rosary

Francesco Rosselli, c. 1490

Sepia drawing of a frieze with classical figures in draped robes, some seated on benches and others standing in procession.

Frieze Design in Classical Manner

Thomas Stothard, c. 1800

Engraving of the Nativity: Mary holds the infant Christ before a stable, Joseph stands at right, angels and a star above.

The Nativity

Master I.I.C.A., 1500/10

Pen and ink sketch of a horseman on a horse with a standing draped woman beside it, on a stone pedestal.

Sculpture of a Horseman Accompanied by Standing Woman

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Pen and red chalk drawing of soldiers with shields and trumpets before a crowd and tents beside a walled city.

Joshua Commanding the Israelites

Circle of Jacopo Zanguidi, called Bertoia, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier with a staff, a standing woman in a wide hat, and a stooping drummer.

A standing soldier, a standing woman, and a stooping drummer

Attributed to Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1593-98

Sketch of the Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the infant John the Baptist in a niche, drawn in graphite on toned pa

The Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant John the Baptist

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century

Red chalk sketch of a putto firing at a putto riding a rearing horse, with a tree and foliage on the right.

Putto Firing at Putto on Horseback

Follower of Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Seated Monk in Profile to Right

Possibly Bartolomeo Cesi, n.d.

Profile Bust of Woman

Valerio Castello, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of two women conversing outdoors beside a latticed window and trees.

Two Women Conversing Near House

Style of Richard Westall, 1790

Drawing of a bearded man in a flowing cloak holding a staff, rendered in chalk with white highlights on blue paper.

Man Standing with Staff

Attributed to Gregorio Pagani, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a forest path with leaning trees, a stream, and small figures in the clearing beyond.

Forest with Stream and Figures

Possibly Jean Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a frieze of Roman figures, a man with a sword confronting a seated ruler amid soldiers.

Mucius Scaevola Crossing the Tiber, Intending to Assassinate Porsenna but Killing his Treasurer by Mistake

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of Saint Andrew before a raised cross, with angels above and onlookers and a tower below.

Saint Andrew Adoring the Cross

Possibly after Giovanni Battista Gaulli, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a pope in a tiara embraced by a winged devil, with grotesque figures and fire around them.

Pope Embraced by Devil

Style of John Hamilton Mortimer, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of soldiers, a mounted rider with banner, and fallen figures in a scene of massacre.

Massacre of the Innocents

or after ( Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling bishop before a crowned ruler, a woman beside him, under a draped canopy.

Queen Intervening to Spare the Life of a Bishop Saint

Lazzaro Tavarone, c. 1634

Red chalk drawing of a veiled, draped figure at a sacrificial altar with rising smoke and sketched studies beside it.

After the Antique: Roman Officiant at a Sacrificial Altar

called Salviati Francesco de'Rossi, 1531/32

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling man and standing woman in a room, with a winged angel and a dog, over red grid lines.

Tobias and Sarah Praying on Their Wedding Night

Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a large arch with pillars and a vaulted interior, mounted on a brown card mat.

Sketch of an Arch

Attributed to Richard Wilson, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a hillside town with fortified walls, buildings on a steep cliff above water.

View of Clifton

John Skinner Prout, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Saint Joseph holding the Christ Child with bearded saints, a lion, and architectural drapery.

Saint Joseph and Christ Child, with Saints Mark and Anthony

School of Guido Reni, n.d.

Black-and-white print of a snowy mountain valley with dark forested slopes and bare trees in the foreground.

The Valley, from Early Spring in the Mountains

Lovis Corinth, published 1922

Pen and brown ink sketch of bearded male heads and a hand, with faint blue chalk figure outlines beneath.

Sketches of Two Male Heads in Profile to Right

Style of Donato Creti, n.d.