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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Circular brown ink and wash drawing of Venus and Adonis with a reclining nude, a dog, and sketched foliage.

Venus and Adonis

Attributed to Joachim Antonisz. Wtewael, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, both with soft modeling and white highlights.

Madonna and Child

After Jan Gossart, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of plumed soldiers beside a stone column, with kneeling figures at a ledge.

Standing Soldiers and Kneeling Figures

after Taddeo Zuccaro, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of two figures struggling in an interior, with a sketched head in the upper right corner.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Possibly Giuseppe Passeri, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a thatched cottage with a church tower and castle ruins behind it, two figures at left.

Cottages and Spires

Possibly after Samuel Prout, n.d.

Pencil drawing of two young women in conversation at a table, one wearing a large draped turban and buttoned bodice.

Two Young Women, One Wearing Turban, in Conversation

After Guercino, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a youth leading a horse beside a bearded man and onlookers among trees.

Story of Niobe: Youth with Horse; Worshippers

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

Pen and wash drawing of a siege with a soldier raising a sword, smoke, a ruined fortress, and crowds of troops.

Siege of Fortress

Attributed to Jan Luyken, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Saint Francis of Assisi flanked by two bearded monks, all gazing upward, with rope belts.

Saint Francis of Assisi, with two Monks of his Order

After Guido Reni, after 1611/12

Brown wash drawing of shepherds adoring the Christ child beneath classical architecture, with a donkey and a statue in a nich

Adoration of the Shepherds: Upper Half

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, 16th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of two horsemen with a falcon and hunting dogs beneath trees and clouds.

Falcon Hunt

Possibly after Bernard van Orley, n.d.

Pen drawing of a tavern scene with men seated and standing around a table, a mug, and a reclining figure at right.

Tavern Scene

After Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Red chalk drawing on a circular sheet showing two grotesque heads with hatched shading and a collector's mark.

Two Devils

after Michelangelo Buonarroti, n.d.

Head of Pythagoras

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century

Pen and red chalk sketch of the Virgin, infant Christ, a crowned female saint, and a bearded man in a religious scene.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

After Guercino, n.d.

Pen drawing of a boy on a stool pointing at pastries while a pastrycook watches, with a caption listing his large order.

Something Like a Holiday

After John Leech, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing female Justice holding a sword and scales against an arched niche.

Justice

Bernardino India, 1550/69

Brown ink and wash drawing of a knight in plumed helmet and armor on a horse with tasseled caparison, holding a lance.

Cavalier in Tournament Costume on Horseback

Circle of Niccolò dell' Abbate, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated man and a turbaned woman holding a nude infant on ochre paper.

Family Group: Ozias, King of Judah, Nursed by his Mother

after Michelangelo Buonarroti, n.d.

Graphite and wash drawing of a woman with curled hair in a white dress, gazing upward while holding a lyre.

Woman with Lyre

Possibly Samuel De Wilde, c. 1816

Brown wash drawing of armored soldiers with plumed helmets confronting a kneeling man before a walled city.

Cincinnatus Called from the Plough

Follower of Guercino, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a thatched cottage with a chimney beside a winding path, trees on the right and a bare tree at the edge.

Cottage Beside Path

After John Varley, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a large tree beside a winding road, with a seated traveler resting near a lake and distant hills.

Winding Road Beside Lake, with Large Tree and Resting Traveler in Foreground

William Marshall Craig, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated figure gesturing at a table, with a standing figure leaning in beneath classical architecture.

Supper at Emmaus

Attributed to Nicolas Bertin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a lake, rocky cliffs with a castle, and two figures with a dog beneath large trees.

Italianate Landscape with Lake and Castle on Cliffs

Harriette Anne Seymour, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a pastoral landscape with a horseback rider, figures, large trees and a distant ruined tower.

Roman Campagna with Figures

Richard Wilson, 1756

Pen and brown ink drawing of a ruined castle with a tall tower, arched bridge, and overgrown trees.

Ruins of Castle

Style of Ercole Bazicaluva, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Diana with a crescent moon gesturing over a sleeping youth beside two dogs under a tree.

Diana and the Endymion

Style of Francesco Monti, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a woman seen from behind with braided hair and a knotted sash across her shoulders.

Muse Seen from the Back

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century

Red chalk study of two angels with draped robes and outstretched limbs on toned paper.

Study of Two Angels

Mattia Preti, 1661/1666