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The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum...
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The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum and school for the fine arts in 1879, a critical era in the history of Chicago as civic energies were devoted to rebuilding the metropolis that had been destroyed by the Great Fire of 1871.
Founded in 1879, the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the world’s major museums, housing an extraordinary collection of objects from across places, cultures, and time.
- Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation
- The Aztec Stone of The Five Suns
- El Greco’s The Assumption of The Virgin
- Rembrandt’s Old Man with A Gold Chain
- Hokusai’s The Great Wave
- Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
- Ballet at The Paris Opéra by Edgar Degas
- The Song of The Lark by Jules Breton
- A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by George Seurat
- The Bedroom by Vincent Van Gogh
This statue comes all the way from Southern India, where Buddhist monasteries prospered and drew practitioners from all over the world. You can distinguish the Buddha by his lotus meditation posture, elongated earlobes, the wheel marks on his palm and the mark on his forehead called an urna.
This stone was carved to commemorate the reign of Emperor Motecuhzoma II. The hieroglyphic signs on the stone represent the five cosmic era, or “suns,” which legitimize the emperor’s rule. This piece is an amazing relic from the center of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec’s expansive empire, whose ruins now lie underneath downtown Mexico City.
This was painted over four-hundred years ago by one of Greece’s most famous painters. It is the central panel of an altarpiece from El Greco’s first major Spanish commission. The composition is divided into two – the bottom is the earthly sphere of the apostles and the top is the realm of heaven where angels await Mary. A centerpiece of the museum’...
Portraits were a specialty of the Old Master Rembrandt, and this work is a stunning example of his expertise. It is more a study in character than a portrait, and the artist’s use of sharp contrast and light brings the figure to life right in front of you.
This is one of the most famous and recognizable artworks in the world. Katsushika Hokusai’sprint is a part of the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei), which contributed to the worldwide popularity of landscape prints. The museum owns three copies of the famous work by Katsushika Hokusai, and in one you can see a pink sky whic...
Gustave Caillebotte’swork is a glimpse into the changing culture of the time, showcasing a Parisian neighborhood recently rebuilt by architect Haussmann and figures dressed in the latest fashions. While the precision and rigid perspective were traditional, the contemporary subjects, asymmetrical and cropped composition, and impressive rain-wash eff...
A prominent member of the Impressionist Movement, Edgar Degasis known for his ballerinas, many of which are at the Art Institute of Chicago. This piece is especially interesting because Degas merged the medium of pastel with the monotype technique. The cropped composition from the monotype plate enhanced by the soft pastel dancers draws you right i...
Jules Breton was a 19th-centuryFrench Naturalist painterwho is known for conveying idyllic visions of rural life. But Breton’s fame actually peaked posthumously, when this painting was voted the most popular painting in America in a 1934 poll after being unveiled by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the Chicago World’s Fair.
This is George Seurat’s largest and best-known painting. It depicts a leisurely Parisian afternoon. The painting is an impressive example of pointillism, an illusion where countless individual dots of color form a larger image. Look out for Seurat’s drafts on display in the same room to see how the artist came to imagine the final piece.
This is the second of three versions Vincent Van Gogh painted of the bedroom in his home in Southern France. It is a classic example of the artist’s use of color and strong brush strokes. The series evokes the theme of home as haven, and interestingly Van Gogh painted this second copy from a psychiatric hospital.
The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The museum is based in the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago's Grant Park.
The Art Institute of Chicago is an architectural artifact that represents Chicago’s rich history of educating young artists and serves as a reminder of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893.
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May 18, 2018 · Under the leadership of the grain merchant and banker Charles L. Hutchinson, president of that board from 1882 to 1924, AIC's art school became the nation's best enrolled and its museum, with a half-million visitors by 1899, developed the largest membership.
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