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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Sketch sheet with watercolor figures in regional dress, a man in a blue coat, and two pencil-drawn mice below.

Sheet of Sketches: Men, Women and Mice

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a young woman in a headscarf and shawl, turning her head to the side, with sketched eye studies.

Bust of a Peasant Girl

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1885

Red chalk drawing of a reclining bearded man with a tablet and a winged putto peeking from behind a panel.

Moses

Circle of Bernardino Gatti, called Il Sojaro, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted commander and veiled woman before a crowd, with soldiers and a ruined tower behind.

Scipio Returning the Spanish Bride to Her Family

Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1640

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helper tending a wounded man beneath a large tree in a sketched landscape.

The Good Samaritan

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated bearded elder with standing and kneeling figures, one man pointing toward him.

Jacob Shown Joseph’s Blood-Stained Coat

Arent de Gelder, c. 1660

Brown ink sketch of a standing man in a turban above a collapsed figure on stone steps.

Copy after the Levite and the Violated Woman

Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn, mid-17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Good Samaritan helping an injured man at an inn courtyard with a horse and watching figures.

The Good Samaritan Arriving at the Inn

Attributed to Constantijn van Renesse, c. 1660

Pen and brown wash drawing of peasants seated and eating beside a ship's hull, with onlookers in the background.

Satyr Among the Peasants

Barent Fabritius, 1645/50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned king at a banquet table with a seated queen, a fallen man, and attendants in a column

The Degradation of Haman before Ahasuerus and Esther

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630s

The Supper at Emmaus

Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1626/69

Pen and brown wash drawing of two robed men beside a seated beggar in a vaulted colonnaded temple interior.

Peter and John at the Temple Gate

Attributed to Willem Drost, 1626/69

Sketch of three women at a market, one seated by a cart of green produce, others carrying baskets, in charcoal and pastel.

Market Women

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of armored warriors on horseback, with a bearded man lifting a nude body amid a battle.

Menelaus Holding the Body of Patroclus

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Sketch of Ferdinand Marinus

Félicien Rops, c. 1857

Full-length Portrait of a Woman

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846

Charcoal and chalk drawing of snowy mountain peaks above a misty valley with dark rocks in the foreground.

Mountain Landscape

Attributed to John Ruskin, 1834/73

Grey and white wash sketch of leafy branches and foliage on a tan paper ground.

Sketch of Foliage and Branches

Angeluccio, c. 1645-50

Charcoal drawing on grey paper of a man beside a cow and calf in a farmyard with a barn and fence.

Farmyard with Man and Cattle

Constant Troyon, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of several sailing boats at anchor on calm water with small figures and tall masts.

Boats at Anchor

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a brig with billowing sails and rigging on a calm sea under a pale sky.

A Brig

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a masted sailing ship with rowboats and a small vessel on water.

Row Boats near a Ship

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of sailing ships in a harbor with wooden pilings and a windmill at the right.

Sailing Ships in Harbor near Windmill

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a female dancer in a feathered headdress and flowing theatre costume with arms outstretched.

Female Dancer in a Costume for a Theatre Performance

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1658

Grey wash drawing of a bearded seated man embraced by a woman beside a colonnade, with maidservants and onlookers nearby.

The Return of Ulysses

After Theodor van Thulden, c. 1633

Black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man's head turned to the side, with furrowed brow and curly hair on a buff sheet.

Head of an Old Man, possibly Seneca

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620

Brown wash drawing of a ceremonial procession with banners and robed figures inside a Gothic cathedral interior.

Crowning of a Prince

Jehan-Georges Vibert, n.d.

Pen drawing of a parade with mounted horsemen, a decorated float with garlands and statues, and horn players.

Scene from the Fêtes de Rennes

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, c. 1880

Pen drawing of a busy street with a man in a top hat on a ledge, a couple walking, and crowds beside balconied buildings.

Street Scene

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, n.d.

Pen drawing of a woman in a headscarf carrying a child, with marching soldiers and a dog in the street behind her.

Woman and Child

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, n.d.