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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with framing trees, a distant town, a small boat, and two seated figures in the foreground

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Attributed to Richard Wilson, n.d.

Attention

John Downman, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a ruined stone bridge over a river with a boat carrying barrels and standing figures in the foreground.

Figures Crossing Stone Bridge Above Boat Ferrying Barrels

After Andries Dirksz Both, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of two sailing boats with figures on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Boats in a Limpid Sea

Johannes Christiaan Schotel, n.d.

Pen drawing of a seated draped woman holding a chalice beside a classical cornice, study after Raphael, 1774.

Study after the figure of Faith, after Raphael

John Downman, 1774

Brown ink drawing of a windswept forest with gnarled trees, roots, and wild animals including bears, deer, and cattle.

Forest Landscape with Wild Animals

After Pieter Bruegel, the elder, late 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned king on a throne judging a child before a crowd, with a kneeling woman at lower right

Judgement of Solomon

Attributed to Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a winged bearded figure carrying a woman through the air, with cherubs around them.

Boreas and Orytheia

Jan Lauwryn Krafft, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of an angel leading Lot and his family past classical columns and an arch, with a figure lying in the foreg

Lot and His Family Led Out of Sodom

Possibly after Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Pencil drawing of mourners carrying a nude body in a shroud, with kneeling women and a sketched tree line behind.

Entombment

Michael Köck, 1792

Red chalk drawing of a rider and cattle fording water beside a rocky wooded bank, with peasants, dogs and goats.

Peasants and Cattle Crossing Ford

After Nicolaes Berchem, the Elder, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of robed men gesturing in alarm around a seated figure on a stone dais in a classical interior.

Blinding of Elymas

John Constable, c. 1807

Pencil drawing of a ruined classical arch and columns with an urn, two figures walking in a park, and trees.

Ruins in a Park, Two Figures

Style of Francesco Guardi, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head turned right, with long wavy hair and curled beard on tan paper.

Head of Christ

Giovanni Andrea Sirani, c. 1655

Pen drawing of Minerva, three nude Graces, a lyre player and a princess under drapery, with French text below.

Education of Marie de Medicis

Possibly after Nicolas Pierre Loir, 1700-1799

Persian manuscript page with Nasta'liq calligraphy in columns, framed by a painted border of flowers and birds.

Page from a manuscript in Nasta'liq with an illuminated border

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Calligraphic panel of Nasta'liq script on cream cartouches over a gold ground with small painted flowers, framed in blue.

Poetry Fragment (Qit'a) written in Nasta'liq Script

Iran or India, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722)

Pen and chalk drawing of Christ before Pilate showing a robed figure on steps surrounded by a crowd in an interior.

Christ before Pilate

called Jacopo da Pontormo Jacopo Carucci, 1522/23

Haloed monk in black habit seated in a gilded initial O, presenting books to monks on either side, with blue and green foliag

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1394/95

Pen and ink drawing of a ruler receiving a lady in a columned hall, surrounded by courtiers, attendants and cherubs.

Ruler Receiving Lady

Francesco Solimena or after, n.d.

Pen drawing of a kneeling man before a classical temple, with robed figures, trees and a distant town.

Agamemnon Kneeling in Front of the Temple of Diana

School of Fontainebleau, possibly Charles Carmoy, c. 1548-1550

Seated girl in a bonnet and long skirt working with her hands beside a wicker basket, drawn in gray wash on tan paper.

Girl Eating Cherries

After Jean Siméon Chardin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a battle with nude soldiers, rearing horses, and raised spears in a crowded composition.

Battle between Cavalry and Foot Soldiers

After Girolamo Genga

Bust of Roman Emperor

Style of Anton Raffael Mengs, n.d.

Graphite drawing of a winged putto resting on clouds, chin on hand, gazing upward.

Putto

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a road winding through hills and a small figure on a donkey.

Landscape of Road through Trees and Hills; Figure on Donkey in Distance

Style of Jan Hackaert, 1638/1710

Red chalk drawing of a burial scene with kneeling figures, standing women, a tall tree and a stone monument.

Tobit Burying the Dead or Funeral of Phocian

After Antoine Watteau, c. 1710-1750

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family: a standing woman holds a nude child while a bearded man sits nearby.

Holy Family

After Luca Cambiaso, c. 1570

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining figure with a spear, cherubs, a chariot, and a dog in a landscape.

Figures, Chariot and Dog

After Nicolas Poussin, c. 1624

Pen and ink sketch of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Holy Family, shepherds and angels in a crowded composition.

Adoration of the Shepherds

François Boitard, n.d.