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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Pencil study of several dog legs and paws in different poses on pale paper, with shadows beneath.

Dog Paws

Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Cow

Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Lion

Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of several greyhounds standing and lying around a seated keeper on a pale sheet.

Greyhounds and Their Keeper

Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a woman seated by a stone fireplace in a rustic room with a cat and a dog.

Woman in a Rustic Interior

Style of William Alexander, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a peasant walking with a pole over his shoulder, carrying a basket, with plants on either side.

Peasant Carrying Bucket

After Sebald Beham, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of nude mythological figures in a landscape beside a tree, with a plumed figure at center.

Judgement of Paris

Otto van Veen, n.d.

Brown ink wash landscape with trees framing a path leading to a house on a distant hill.

Landscape with House in Distance

Possibly Ferdinand Kobell, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of women gathered around an infant in a basket, with a crowned figure standing at left.

Finding of Moses

After Giovanni Francesco Penni, 1518/19

Brown wash drawing of a rider on a horse herding cattle and sheep past a tree and rocks.

Herdsmen with Cattle and Sheep

Follower of Claes Pietersz. Berchem, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of herdsmen driving cattle and sheep past two women, with a ruined castle on a hill.

Herdsmen, Cattle and Sheep Passing Two Maidens, with Ruined Castle on Hill Above

Follower of Claes Pietersz. Berchem, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of the Raising of Lazarus with a figure rising from a tomb beside standing witnesses and classical architec

Raising of Lazarus

Style of Marco Benefial, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a bearded patriarch with a sword facing a kneeling figure and a crowd of onlookers.

Patriarch and Youths

Attributed to William Young Ottley, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a draped female figure raising a round disc, with flowing robes and bare feet, on pale paper.

Temperance

Attributed to Girolamo Sellari, called Girolamo da Carpi, 1521/56

Pen and wash drawing of a wreathed figure on a donkey led by putti, with a chariot procession and town in the background.

Triumph of Bacchus with Drunken Silenus on Donkey

Cesare Pollini, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a toga-clad man in a columned interior with attendants, a basin, and a dog in the foreground.

Death of Seneca

Attributed to Mathieu Ignace van Brée, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of armored warriors, a horse, spears and round shields in a cavalry battle scene.

Cavalry Skirmish (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)

Giorgio Vasari, 1558/59

Brown wash drawing of a muscular nude man raised arm beside a draped figure bent low, standing on a stone base.

Study after The Dying Gaul Killing His Wife and Himself

Probably Jan de Bisschop, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a cow resting on the ground with its head turned right, showing curved horns and folded legs.

Cow

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, 1769/1822

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with trees, a distant tower, and a group of figures near a boat at the water's edge.

River Landscape with Boating Party

Style of Alessio de Marchis, n.d.

Black and red chalk drawing of a seated woman holding an infant, with an older child kneeling behind her.

Woman and Children

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of three ornate candelabra with spiral and fluted shafts and scrolled bases on pale paper.

Three Candelabra

Giovanni Battista Montano or his workshop, 1550/1621

Pen and brown ink sketch of soldiers in plumed helmets with horses on a path through trees.

Scene with Soldiers

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi, c. 1589

Charcoal drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, wearing a loose headscarf, on tan paper.

Head of a Woman

Attributed to Antonio Cavallucci, n.d.

Brown ink landscape drawing of dancers and a musician beneath a large tree, with a river and bridge beyond.

Landscape with Dancers and Musicians

Attributed to Ercole Bazzicaluva, n.d.

Brown ink sketch of roosters, hens and chicks in a farmyard with a fence and trees behind them.

Chickens and Roosters in Yard

After Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of draped men and women carrying barrels and bundles in a horizontal procession.

Men and Women Carrying Barrels and Bundles

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

Drawing of Abraham pointing as Hagar weeps beside a child, with trees, a well and a figure at an arched doorway.

Abraham Casting out Hagar and Ishmael

Jean-Pierre-Antoine Tassaert, 1750/1788

Pen and brown wash drawing of rocks, trees and a path on a hill edge, with distant hills fading into the right background.

Rocks and Trees on Edge of Hill

Lodewijk de Vadder, 1625/1655

Brown wash drawing of four men at a tavern table, one asleep in a chair and one slumped over the table.

Four Drunken Peasants at Table

Style of David Teniers the Younger, n.d.