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Art Institute of Chicago

657 works

Etching of two women by water: one standing nude adjusting a hat, the other seated with bent legs, in loose hatched lines.

Two Women Bathing

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1895

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded armored man greeting a kneeling figure, with armed men and a landscape of sheep behin

The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

Maerten de Vos, 1581

Engraved anatomy plate of a seated man and woman showing musculature, with a Latin title above and a brick interior behind.

Interiorum corporis humani partium viva delineatio, from the second edition of the Compendiosa totius anatomie deline…

Monogrammist R. S., 1555/59

Woodblock print of masted boats on a bay at sunrise, with walkers on a pine-lined embankment and poem inscriptions above.

Returning sails at Takanawa

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins and a maple-patterned kimono beside a calligraphy panel on a geometric backgr

Jurojin, from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate shichifukujin)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of three costumed kabuki-style figures on a stage ledge, one in a black cloak with a white crane crest.

Three actors and a puppet

Utagawa Kunisada I, late 1810s

Woodblock print of a thatched lakeside hut beneath a pine, with a misty mountain, willows, and calligraphy at upper left.

A Poet Looking out of his Lakeside Hut

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono standing before green foliage, with calligraphy in the margins.

Two Princesses of the River (Kohi nijo), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle (Kats…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Etching of figures in a stone doorway gesturing, a seated old man, a woman in a headscarf, and a distant hilly landscape.

Joseph's Coat Brought to Jacob

David Deuchar, 18th c.

Japanese woodblock print of plum branches in a tray and camellias on a tiered stand, with calligraphy above.

New Year’s Flower Arrangement

Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of an armored samurai with a polearm before a castle, stone steps and pine trees, with Japanese calligraphy.

Honma no Suketada from the Chronicles of Grand Peace (Honma no Suketada, Taiheiki), from the series "Twenty-four Japa…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Ukiyo-e print of a hawk on a red perch beside a screen, with a painted fan, pavilion and poem text.

Sekiya, E-awase, and Matsukaze, from the series "The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)"

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, c. 1819/20

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono leading an ox carrying a bundle of brushwood with blue flowers.

A woman from Ohara leading an ox, from the series "Five Annual Festivals for the Katsushika Ciricle (Katsushika gosek…

Katsushika Taito II, 1822

Illuminated manuscript page with a robed saint holding a crozier inside a large letter O, surrounded by colorful foliate bord

Saint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal

Attributed to Jakob Elsner and workshop, 1491

Japanese woodblock print of a pearl diver rising from waves while figures in patterned robes struggle with a pole and net.

The Jewel Taker (Tamatori), from the series "The Palace of the Dragon King (Ryugu)"

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1820

Woodblock print of a seated man with a brush beside an attendant grinding ink, with rolled scrolls on a yellow floor.

Tachibana no Hayanari preparing to make the first writing of the New Year

Totoya Hokkei, 1823

Monochrome print of two shepherds with cattle, sheep and a dog by a stream beneath a large tree.

Two Shepherds with Cattle

Jacob Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, n.d.

Pen drawing of the west elevation of William Borden's stone residence, with a central gable, corner tower and chimneys.

William Borden Residence, Chicago, Illinois, West Elevation

Richard Morris Hunt, 1885

Ink architectural side elevation of the James S. Norton house with stone base, sash windows, gabled dormer and chimneys.

James S. Norton House, Chicago, Illinois, Side Elevation

Treat and Foltz, 1884

Engraving of Saint Matthew writing in a book with a quill as an angel holds an inkwell beside him, within a circular frame.

Saint Matthew, plate one from The Four Evangelists

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1588

Ink architectural elevation of the State Street facade of the Ontario apartment building, with balconies, arched windows and

Ontario Apartments, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation

Treat & Foltz, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of seated Venus embracing winged Cupid beside a quiver of arrows and bow.

Venus and Cupid

John Deare, 1789

Engraving of Saint Mark with a halo, seated with an open book and quill beside a lion, inside a circular frame.

Saint Mark, plate two from The Four Evangelists

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1588

Pencil architectural drawing with two building elevations, a floor plan, and detail studies on aged paper.

Design Projects, Elevation Studies and Plan

Carl J. Furst, c. 1860-1870

The Head of a Young Man in Profile to the Left (recto); Studies of Allegorical Figures (verso)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1749/50 (recto); 1750/53 (verso)

Engraving of Saint Luke writing in a book beside an ox inside a circular frame with Latin inscriptions.

Saint Luke, plate three from The Four Evangelists

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1588

Red chalk drawing of draped fabric folds over the knees of a seated figure, shaded in warm reddish-brown tones.

A Drapery Study for the Knees of a Seated Allegorical Figure of Charity (recto); Bust of a Naked Allegorical Figure o…

Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, 1520/30

Ink roof plan of a rectangular factory building with stone coping, chimneys, drainage conductors and dimension lines on traci

Brunswick Balke Collender Company Factory Building, Chicago, Illinois, Roof Plan

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1891 Destroyed by fire on April 15, 1989

Printed page in dense black gothic blackletter listing the imperial titles of Emperor Maximilian, on aged cream paper.

Titles of Emperor Maximilian, from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor Maximilian I from the Triumphal Arch

written by Benedictus Chelidonius, 1515-17, printed c. 1520

Woodcut of a crowned effigy lying on a tomb in a vaulted chamber, with candles, draped banners, and heraldic shields.

Gruftblatt, plate 24 from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor Maximilian I from the Triumphal Arch

Hans Burgkmair, 1515-17, printed c. 1520