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252 Things in Art. Select a category or move through the pages.

Art Institute of ChicagoE17: French Bedroom, Late 16th Century

Look closely at E17: French Bedroom, Late 16th Century. Miniature of a very dark, ornate bedroom with a partially canopied green bed at center, brown parquet flooring, and deep brown and golden wallpaper.

Art Institute of ChicagoE10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770–90

Look closely at E10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770–90. Miniature Georgian-era dining room with pale green walls, ornate white trim, long glass table.

Art Institute of ChicagoFunerary Papyrus of Tayuhenutmut

Look closely at Funerary Papyrus of Tayuhenutmut. Horizontal five-panel document featuring written characters in black on the left four pages and an illustration of the fifth.

Art Institute of ChicagoOld Oaks at Bas Bréau

Look closely at Old Oaks at Bas Bréau. Etching of four tall oak trees standing together amid thick, lush ground cover and trees with dense foliage.

Art Institute of ChicagoBell (nao)

Look closely at Bell (nao). A bell with two convex sides of nearly rectangular shape and an opening at top rests on a slim cylindrical base.

Art Institute of ChicagoAt the Moulin Rouge

Look closely at At the Moulin Rouge. Painting, heavy in tones of blue-green and burnt orange, depicting a bar scene at night.

Art Institute of ChicagoWoman Bathing

Look closely at Woman Bathing. Half-disrobed woman viewed from behind washes in a basin in front of a vanity mirror.

Art Institute of ChicagoThe Bewitched Mill

Look closely at The Bewitched Mill. Vibrantly colored geometric painting of a central white and blue waterfall with birds visible through it.

Art Institute of ChicagoJan de Wael

Look closely at Jan de Wael. Print in black ink of a light-skinned man with a light-colored beard, wearing a wide ruffled color, his name and occupation inscribed in Latin below him.

Art Institute of ChicagoFragment (Border)

Look closely at Fragment (Border). Textile border fragment in blue, green, and coral, with stripes at top, figures in the middle, and square fringe at bottom.

Art Institute of ChicagoFrederick Douglass

Look closely at Frederick Douglass. Historical black and white photographical portrait of Black man in a suit, gold frame.

Art Institute of ChicagoSalome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Look closely at Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist. Large painting of woman, in gold and pink dress, placing severed head on platter.

Art Institute of ChicagoStack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset)

Claude Monet returned to the same stacks outside his Giverny farmhouse as weather and light changed. This winter canvas holds a dark stack against melting snow colored by a sunset beyond the frame.

Art Institute of ChicagoTiger Resting

Look closely at Tiger Resting. A boldly painted orange tiger lies on brown, rocky ground, his body nearly filling the canvas, blue water and gray sky in the background.

Art Institute of ChicagoNear the Lake

Look closely at Near the Lake. Surrounded by lush, bright foliage, man and a young girl at close range lean against a fence near a lake.

Art Institute of ChicagoThe Battle around the Shield and Lance

Look closely at The Battle around the Shield and Lance. Etching of a dense group of plume-helmeted soldiers on foot and horseback engaged in battle.

Art Institute of ChicagoSusanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna

Look closely at Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna. Engraving of a seated nude woman washing her feet in a small fountain, two men and town buildings behind.

Art Institute of ChicagoSt. Jerome Praying

Look closely at St. Jerome Praying. Engraving of an old man seated on the floor of a modest room, nude but for a cloth draped around his shoulder and hip, hand on his heart.

Art Institute of ChicagoYellow Dancers (In the Wings)

Look closely at Yellow Dancers (In the Wings). Three light-skinned, dark-haired ballerinas, painted in muted tones, wear off-the-shoulder yellow leotards and tutus as they huddle near each other.

Art Institute of ChicagoFlower Girl in Holland

Look closely at Flower Girl in Holland. Painting of a young woman outdoors in a light purple dress and head covering with a wooden yoke around her neck suspending large bundles of brightly colored flowers.

Art Institute of ChicagoStacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect)

Look closely at Stacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect). Two haystacks, dusted with snow, in a hazy, snow-covered field at sunset.

Art Institute of ChicagoA Stagecoach

Look closely at A Stagecoach. A dense group of many adults, the men in top hats, sit atop a stagecoach pulled by four horses at full gallop.

Art Institute of ChicagoPortrait of a Sixty-year-old Woman, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de D

Look closely at Portrait of a Sixty-year-old Woman, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de D. Engraving of a seated woman wearing a period fabric ruff collar that extends outward beyond her ears.

Art Institute of ChicagoSandvika, Norway

Look closely at Sandvika, Norway. Light-colored snowscape with visible brushstrokes featuring a bridge in front of red and white barns and farmhouses, surrounded by trees.