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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Etching of a seated pope receiving a crown as skeletal Death figures stand among mitred clergy beneath a canopy.

The Pope and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a Venetian palazzo with arched windows, a balcony with figures, and a gondola at a canal doorway.

The Balcony

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Woodblock print of a snowy canal with a bridge, moored boats, travelers under umbrellas, and a pagoda on a hill.

Snow at Akabane Bridge in Shiba (Shiba Akabane no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Etching of a seated crowned ruler with a skeleton Death behind him, courtiers and a kneeling figure nearby.

The Emperor and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a street fruit stall under an awning, with seated women, baskets, a dark shop doorway, and building windows above.

Fruit Stall

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with flowing hair gripping a staff, labeled Sanctus Philippus, after Piazzetta.

Saint Philip, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles

Giovanni Marco Pitteri, 1742

Etching of Death, a skeleton, approaching a crowned empress in an ornate gown beside other women before a decorated building.

The Empress and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a Dutch townhouse with steps, hanging laundry, figures in doorways and a reflective canal in the foreground.

The Steps, Amsterdam

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Lithograph of two men at a theater balcony rail, one gesturing while the other leans in, with spectators raising opera glasse

Les-Parents-Terribles series: Here is the little Dancer

Paul Gavarni, 1852

Etching of a crowned queen and noblewoman confronted by a skeleton Death holding an hourglass, before arches.

The Queen and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a young girl standing in a long coat against a dark, hatched background, with a monogram at lower right.

Florence Leyland

James McNeill Whistler, 1874

Loose etched sketch of figures resting on a grassy rampart beside a tall tree, with a windmill on the horizon.

The Ramparts, Sandwich

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a dark stone archway covered in vines, with two small figures visible in the bright courtyard beyond.

Doorway and Vine

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of dim palace facades along a canal at night, with hatched lines and pale misty tones on the right.

Nocturne: Palaces

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of sailing ships with masts moored in a harbor beside barges and a wharf, with city buildings along the far shore.

Wapping - The Pool

James McNeill Whistler, 1878/79

Etching of a dark interior with a glowing furnace opening framing a small standing figure and a lit window at left.

Nocturne: Furnace

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Etching of a cardinal reading a book while Death stands behind him, with a young man leaning on a staff and vines framing the

The Cardinal and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bishop with a crosier, sheep and an hourglass at their feet, with a rising sun behind.

The Bishop and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bearded nobleman in a plumed hat, with a fallen crown and a Latin inscription below.

The Count and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a skeleton Death grasping the robe of a startled robed abbot beside a tree, with an hourglass on the ground.

The Abbott and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a skeleton Death figure grasping a richly dressed man's arm on a city street, with onlookers and a Latin caption b

The Advocate and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a richly dressed couple beside a dancing skeleton with a drum and an hourglass on the floor.

The Bridal Pair and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a skeleton touching a bride in an elegant gown beside an hourglass and a chest, while an attendant helps her dress

The Bride and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of Death smothering a merchant seated on bales and barrels, with ships on the sea behind and an hourglass below.

The Merchant and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of Death embracing a startled peddler carrying a heavy pack basket, with a dog and distant cross in the landscape.

The Peddlar and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a skeleton holding coins while a startled rich man raises his arms beside a table piled with treasure.

The Rich Man and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Engraving of a seated older man surrounded by a crowd, with a woman and child at left and a reclining figure below.

Seleucus and His Son

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1637

Etching of the Holy Family in an arched interior with an angel, a dove above, and a courtyard beyond.

The Holy Family in a Room (Virgin, Child, and Saint Anne)

I Daniel Hopfer, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearls, framed by flowers, drapery and a pedestal with a small spear-h

Maria, Wife of Willem II of Orange

Jacob Houbraken, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with an ornate inscription panel below.

Johann Friedrich, from Saxon Dukes and Electors

Balthasar Jenichen, 1560/1621