This painting is a small replica of an altarpiece for the private family chapel of San José in Toledo, Spain. The production of smaller versions of commissioned altarpieces allowed El Greco to ...

After Chicago-area choreographer Sybil Shearer died in 2005, a box with unexpected contents was discovered tucked away in her attic. It was filled with artworks—what the artist Ray Johnson called his ...

This fall, Jitish Kallat’s site-specific installation, Public Notice 3, returns to the Art Institute of Chicago’s Grand Staircase after 14 years. Initially unveiled on September 11, 2010, the work ...

In October and November of 1951, Ellsworth Kelly produced a series of eight large-scale collages. Each of the works consisted of papier gommette, sticky colored paper used by French schoolchildren, ...

Admission is free for Illinois residents on Thursday evenings, 5:00–8:00, June 6–September 26. You can reserve your free tickets online in advance; your resident status will be verified using the zip ...

A prolific painter in Brussels, Colijn de Coter continued the pioneering symbolism of 15th-century Northern artists on a large scale. In this panel, the central image in a three-part altarpiece called ...

Admission is free for Illinois residents on Thursday evenings, 5:00–8:00, June 6–September 26. You can reserve your free tickets online in advance; your resident status will be verified using the zip ...

The Franke Reading Room is a shared space in which researchers can consult the collections of the Libraries and Archives. Research Center materials are accessible by appointment only. We are a ...

After World War I, a striking visual language came to prominence in photography, characterized by the use of multiple exposures, unusual vantages, and sharp focus. While this style is often associated ...

Emerging from darkness into a blaze of light falling from heaven, Saint Peter’s enraptured upward expression and gesture here suggest a moment of spiritual dialogue as he grapples with his bitter ...

Woman’s Board Grand Staircase 1 related event Now Open Jitish Kallat’s site-specific installation, Public Notice 3, returns to the Art Institute of Chicago’s Grand Staircase this fall after a 14-year ...

Since the mid-1990s, Tacita Dean has produced numerous drawings and photographs, extensive writings about her work, and, most impressively, over thirty films. These works can appear low-tech and ...