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Art Institute of Chicago

3,349 works

Portrait of Sir Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (1485-1540)

Attributed to Hans Holbein, the younger, After 1537

Painting of a crowned male figure hurling thunderbolts at falling giants, with an eagle and dark storm clouds.

Jove Casts His Thunderbolts at the Rebellious Giants

Johann Michael Rottmayr, c. 1695

Sun Dance scene with a central pole, dancers under an arbor, mounted riders, and horses drawn in pencil and color on cream pa

Sun Dance Scene

Painter unknown, c. 1885

Ostracon with a Drawing of a King

Egyptian, New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 19-Dynasty 20, about 1213-1069 BCE

Painting of a severed male head resting on a wooden block with white cloth, against a dark background.

Head of a Guillotined Man

Théodore Géricault, 1818-19

Painting of a sunlit garden pergola with orange trees, stone columns, pink roses, and a seated man near an arched gate.

Pergola with Oranges

Thomas Fearnley, c. 1834

Painting of an equestrienne riding a grey horse in a circus ring as a ringmaster with a whip looks on.

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1887-88

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on a pedestal, with halos, a white dove, and a cloudy sky behind them.

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Girolamo da Santacroce, 1516

Painting of Saint John the Baptist behind prison bars speaking to two disciples, with a chained dog and Gothic buildings.

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin's death, with apostles around the bier, Christ above holding her soul, and angels with candle

The Death of the Virgin

Starnina, 1405-10

Painting of a bishop writing in a study while a monk looks at a vision of two saints in a niche above books.

Saint Augustine's Vision of Saints Jerome and John the Baptist

Matteo di Giovanni, 1476

Painting of Christ being baptized in a river by John the Baptist, with four angels on the banks under a cloudy sky.

The Baptism of Christ

Pietro Perugino, 1500-05

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with Christ at center, haloed mourners left, and armored soldiers with spears right.

The Crucifixion

Taddeo di Bartolo, 1401-04

Grayscale painted panel of a crowd of richly dressed figures, horsemen and tents before a classical building and hilltop cast

The Continence of Scipio

Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni, c. 1455

Medieval panel painting of a nude crowned figure on stairs before a crowd of robed onlookers and a balcony window.

Christ Presented to the People

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Bust portrait of a man with dark bowl-cut hair, hands clasped in prayer, against a deep blue background.

Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso)

Rogier van der Weyden, 1460-64

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel in green robes speaks to Mary in blue and red, with a dove and open book.

The Annunciation

Jean Hey, 1490-95

Triptych with the Virgin and Child surrounded by female saints in a garden, with standing saints on the side panels.

Triptych of the Virgin and Child with Saints

Unknown artist, c. 1510

Painting of fishing boats and figures on a calm shore beneath a cloudy grey sky, with a wooden pier at left.

Fishing Boats in a Calm

Jan van de Cappelle, 1651

Painting of an elegant company in a paneled room with a viol, a laid table, and richly dressed figures in ruffled collars.

An Elegant Company

Pieter Codde, 1632

Painting of a man aiming a rifle at a bowing friar holding out shoes in a dim interior by Goya, c. 1806.

Friar Pedro Offers Shoes to El Maragato and Prepares to Push Aside His Gun

Francisco Goya, c. 1806

Painting of a ruined stone archway with figures in a street, weathered walls, scaffolding and a cloudy sky.

Ruined Archway

Francesco Guardi, 1775-93

Woman with violin and man with lute in a room with sheet music, a dozing spaniel, and a wall map.

The Music Lesson

Jacob Ochtervelt, 1671

Painting of a friar in a brown habit raising a rifle to strike a sprawled man in a courtyard with an arch.

Friar Pedro Clubs El Maragato with the Butt of the Gun

Francisco Goya, c. 1806

Painting of a housekeeper leaning over a barrel in a barn interior, surrounded by jars, baskets, plates and chickens.

The Housekeeper

Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh, 1657

Painting of a young man playing a flageolet beside an elderly woman reading music in a dim tavern interior.

The Flageolet Player

David Teniers the Younger, 1635/40

Painting of a friar firing a rifle as a horse rears beside a startled man in yellow breeches, with smoke in the sky.

Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off

Francisco Goya, c. 1806

Arched altarpiece of the Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth, with a kneeling monk offering a monstrance.

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1730-35

Painting of a seated woman in a pink dress beside a table with fruit and a glass against a teal background.

Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne

Paul Gauguin, 1890

Painting of a hooded friar tying a seated man's ankles with rope, blood on the ground, musket nearby, armed men behind.

Friar Pedro Binds El Maragato with a Rope

Francisco Goya, c. 1806