A silverpoint, watercolor on parchment drawing in a gold oval frame of a pale-skinned woman with very long hair sitting on rocks in the wilderness, next to a tree. She gazes upward, lifting her outstreched arms, at the faint outline of an angel.

Magdalene in Ecstasy, n.d., by #TeresaDelPo (Italian, 1649-1713), who died #otd, Aug 5. Private collection? Source, artnet.com/artists/tere... #womenartists #artherstory

An engraved scene in black and white of a woman wearing a round hat climbing steps to a building, reaching out to grasp the hand and touch the shoulder of another woman standing on the landing. The outdoor scene is quite busy, with men and women conversing or engaging in daily tasks.

#Visitation, n.d., engraved by #TeresaDelPo (Italian, 1649-1713/16) after Pietro del Po. Held by Harvard Art Museums, harvardartmuseums.org/collections/... #artherstory #womenartists #feastofthevisitation

An etching and engraving of a platter holding the detached head, with a halo, of a man with long, wavy hair. His eyes are open, but blank.

John the Baptist's Head on a Platter, 1646-1713, by #TeresaDelPo (Italian, 1649-c. 1716). Held by Statens Museum fur Kunst, open.smk.dk/artwork/imag...

#womenartists #artherstory #FeastofJohntheBaptist #MartyrdomofJohntheBaptist

An etching depicting St Transpadano, standing full-length holding a palm

Sanctus Transpadanus Martyr, 1670-1700, by #TeresaDelPo (Italian, 1649-c. 1716), who was born #otd, Aug 20. Held at @BritishMuseum, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #artherstory #womenartists

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, engraved by #TeresaDelPo (Italian, 1649-1713 or 1716). Source, Istituto Centrale per la Grafica, www.calcografica.it/stampe/inven... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStSebastian