The Gallery

Masterworks from the Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain paintings in high resolution.

236 paintings in the collection

Earring with Dolphin Head Finial

3rd-2nd century BCE

Gold, glass, and sardonyx

Earring with Dolphin Head Finial

Greek, Hellenistic

ancient
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Cleopatra VII

37-33 BCE, issued by Mark Antony

Silver

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Cleopatra VII

Roman; minted in Eastern Mediterranean (possibly Antioch, Syria)

ancient
Fragment of a Necklace

3rd century

Gold

Fragment of a Necklace

Roman; probably Egypt

ancient
Border

Greco–Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE), 4th/5th century

Wool and linen, tapestry weave

Border

Egypt, probably Akhmin

ancient

4th-5th century

Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave

Fragment

Egypt

ancient
The Assumption of the Virgin

1577–79

Oil on canvas

The Assumption of the Virgin

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614)

renaissance
Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation

c. 1595–c. 1600

Oil on canvas

Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614)

renaissance
Saint Martin and the Beggar

c. 1597–c. 1600

Oil on canvas

Saint Martin and the Beggar

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614)

renaissance
St. Michael Archangel and the Devil

n.d.

Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with ...

St. Michael Archangel and the Devil

After Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

renaissance
Saint Christopher

n.d.

Etching on paper

Saint Christopher

Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

renaissance
Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Edward VI

1597

Oil on panel

Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Edward VI

English

renaissance

c. 1604

Black chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk, on tan l...

Study for Saint Benedict Receiving Gifts from the Peasants

Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

renaissance
Female Saint Beholding Vision of Christ Child and Saint Joseph

n.d.

Brush and brown and black ink and brush and brown and gray w...

Female Saint Beholding Vision of Christ Child and Saint Joseph

Attributed to El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614

baroque
David with the Head of Goliath

after 1605/06

Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash on cream laid pap...

David with the Head of Goliath

After Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

baroque
The Feast in the House of Simon

c. 1608–14

Oil on canvas

The Feast in the House of Simon

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614) Workshop of El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614)

baroque
Head of Putto

after 1611

Red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream card

Head of Putto

After Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

baroque
Vision of Saint Philip Neri

after 1614

Red chalk, heightened with lead white (discolored), on buff ...

Vision of Saint Philip Neri

after Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

baroque
Abduction of Helen

after 1627

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, heigh...

Abduction of Helen

after Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

baroque
Science or The Love of Study

c. 1635

Etching on ivory laid paper

Science or The Love of Study

Guido Reni Italian, 1575-1642

baroque
Old Man with a Gold Chain

1631

Oil on panel

Old Man with a Gold Chain

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

baroque
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

c. 1639–42

Oil on canvas

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642)

baroque
Adam and Eve

1638

Etching on ivory laid paper

Adam and Eve

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

baroque
Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)

1641

Etching on paper

Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

baroque
Young Woman at an Open Half-Door

1645

Oil on canvas

Young Woman at an Open Half-Door

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

baroque
Kostverloren Castle in Decay

c. 1652

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened wit...

Kostverloren Castle in Decay

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

baroque
Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

1648

Etching, drypoint and burin in black on ivory laid paper

Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

baroque
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: "The Three Crosses"

1653

Drypoint and burin on paper

Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: "The Three Crosses"

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

baroque
Seated Female Nude

1660/62

Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with subtractive...

Seated Female Nude

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

baroque
The Fall of the Giants

1663

Etching with drypoint in black on ivory laid paper

The Fall of the Giants

Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

baroque
Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth

1730–35

Oil on canvas

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

baroque
Adoration of the Magi

c. 1740

Etching on off-white laid paper

Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, 1696–1770

baroque
The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi

1735–40

Etching printed in black on paper

The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, 1696–1770

baroque
Seated Youth Leaning Against an Urn, from Capricci

1740/50, published 1785

Etching on paper

Seated Youth Leaning Against an Urn, from Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, 1696–1770

baroque
A Nymph with a Small Satyr and Two Goats, from Capricci

1740/50, published 1785

Etching on paper

A Nymph with a Small Satyr and Two Goats, from Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, 1696–1770

baroque
Death Giving Audience, from Capricci

1740/50, published 1785

Etching on paper

Death Giving Audience, from Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, 1696–1770

baroque
Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo

c. 1742–45

Oil on canvas

Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

baroque
Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon

c. 1742–45

Oil on canvas

Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

baroque
Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo

c. 1742–45

Oil on canvas

Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

baroque
Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden

c. 1742–45

Oil on canvas

Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

baroque
Le Char de l'Aurore (The Chariot of Dawn) (Furnishing Fabric)

1785/89

Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed

Le Char de l'Aurore (The Chariot of Dawn) (Furnishing Fabric)

After works by Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642) and other artists Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1760-1791) France, Nantes

classical

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