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A light-skinned nude woman, center, struggles while a light-skinned nude man, top left, violently pulls white translucent fabric off of her. Dark red and brown textiles, a pillow, dagger, and fallen nude statue complete the scene.

Tarquin and Lucretia, 1578–80

Tintoretto

A work made of ink, graphite, and colored pencil on mylar.

Arts Club of Chicago, 1996

John Vinci

Wooden sculpture of seated king surrounded by family.

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá), 1910-14

Olowe of Ise

Black glazed terracotta vessel with a short, curved handle on one side. Visible cracks indicate fragmentary repair.

Mug, about 460 BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of collotype, from the portfolio "robert demachy".

Le Pont des Arts, 1879/1914

Robert Demachy

A ceramic vessel with a long handle, its bone-white surface decorated with black geometric designs.

Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs, 1000–1300

Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)

A work made of engraving, with etching, on cream laid paper.

Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie, 1760

A. J. Defehrt

A work made of wood and paint.

Parrot, 1870–90

Wilhelm Schimmel

A work made of oil on canvas.

A Holiday, c. 1915

Edward Henry Potthast

A work made of the reflecting pool, 1977-79, 6:58 min.; moonblood, 1977-79, 12:48 min.; silent life, 1979, 13:14 min.; ancient of days, 1979-81, 12:21 min.; vegetable memory, 1978-80, 15:13 min. color video, sound (projection); 62 min. loop.

The Reflecting Pool: Collected Works, 1977–80

Bill Viola

A work made of mahogany and white pine, with mahogany, birch, and maple veneers.

Cylinder Desk and Bookcase, 1800–10

Artist unknown

In a stark desert landscape, an older man sits in the foreground, illuminated, with a newspaper. Arranged evenly across the land behind him, smaller than perspective would indicate, are a faded child holding a hula hoop, a man holding a melting piano, a standing woman, and a figure near the horizon.

A Chemist Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Cuticle of a Grand Piano, 1936

Salvador Dalí

Abstract painting with dominant red, yellow, and blue tones. Densely commingled forms, many outlined in black or brown strokes, fill the canvas.

The Key, 1946

Jackson Pollock

A rectangular painting on light, vivid orange features a deeper orange block set atop a yellow block. The colors of each element are only loosely blended and lightly applied, so various tones are visible.

Untitled (Painting), 1953/54

Mark Rothko

A work made of gilt copper, champlevé enamel over wood core.

Reliquary Casket, c. 1200

A wide-mouthed drinking cup glazed in black with two handles extending from opposite sides.

Skyphos (Drinking Cup), 410-400 BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Chicago Landscape #13, 1964

Art Sinsabaugh

A Monument to Social Security

A Monument to Social Security, 1960s

Art Green

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Texture Study, Student Project, Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, Late 1940s

Art Sinsabaugh

A work made of gelatin silver prints.

Texture Study, Student Project, Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, Late 1940s

Art Sinsabaugh

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