Art

Look closely at Woman at the Piano. Painting of a light-skinned woman dressed in a gauzy white gown with black trim playing an upright paino.

Look closely at Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsu. A group of light-skinned people accompanied by a horse and rider carry a palanquin, or box on two poles used to transport a person.

Look closely at Auvers, Panoramic View. View of a village surrounded by hills, fields, and trees, shown from a vantage point above the scene.

Look closely at The Red Room, Etretat. Painting of a stately woman seated on a red velvet chair in a blood-red room, a blue-white fireplace to her left.

Look closely at Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist. Vividly colored painting of Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and baby John the Baptist.

Robert van Voerst engraved this portrait of Simon Vouet after Anthony van Dyck. The Art Institute dates the impression to 1630/36 and identifies black ink on cream laid paper.

Look closely at A17: Pennsylvania Kitchen, 1752. Scale miniature of a rustic but refined kitchen with a varnished wooden table at center and one chair.

Look closely at The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge). Painting of a dark-skinned man seated and wearing a red open-necked tunic.

Look closely at Painting with Green Center. Painting of vibrantly colored shapes and lines intersecting and overlapping.

Look closely at Coverlet. Detail of a textile with an intricate red and white floral border and a central pattern composed of floral motifs and birds.

Look closely at The Beach at Sainte-Adresse. Painting of a beach on a cloudy day with several sailboats on the water, a few rowboats on the shore, and two groupings of people on the sand.

Look closely at "The Arts" Ewer and Basin. Pewter jug and basin, lavishly decorated with floral motives and anthropomorphic figures.

Look closely at E25: French Bathroom and Boudoir of the Revolutionary Period, 1793–1804. Miniature model of a large, stately room with a circular marble tub sunk into the floor's center and fireplace at right.

Look closely at Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra). Dark stone sculpture of Buddha sitting cross-legged, hands in lap, eyes closed.

Look closely at Portrait Head of Emperor Hadrian. The white head of a man with a blank expression, a missing nose that has broken off, low cheekbones, curly hair, and a close-cut wavy beard.

Look closely at A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage. Painting in tones of gray and brown, with some green and blue, of a woman digging with a garden tool before a structure with a thatched roof that descends almost to the ground.

Look closely at Stirrup Spout Vessel with Fineline Enthroned Warrior Motif. A light-brown, kettlebell-shaped vessel with a top spout features a red line drawing of a seated warrior facing right, wearing a stylized patterned dress and holding a weapon.

Look closely at Seascape. Vivid, lush view of rolling waves in purple, white, blue, and green against a bright blue sky with a watercolor-like blending of blues and purples.

Look closely at Altarpiece with the Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg and Saints Christopher, Mary Magdalen, Florian and Catherine Standing. Print in black ink of an altarpiece with five panels framed by decorative columns.

Look closely at Amphora (Storage Jar). Terracotta vessel glazed in black, decorated with an orange figure of a woman holding a shield and a spear.

Look closely at Girl with Cherries. Painting of a young woman in a black and white striped gown, seated at a table with cherries, staring directly at the viewer.

Look closely at Self-Portrait. Painting of a red-haired, bearded man with light skin, painted in short brushstrokes and multicolored dots.

Look closely at Saint John the Evangelist. Etching of a male figure with a halo, wearing elaborate drapery, a book open on his knee and dipping a pen into ink.

Look closely at Abdiel. Marble bust of a young man seen in profile with a prominent nose and fine features.