A watercolor drawing of a large yellow apple - with five leaves still on the stem, turning brown - behind two red apples joined together by the same stem, also with some browning leaves attached. The apples have shadows extending toward the right edge of the paper.

Apples, n.d., by #TeresaBereniceVitelli (#LuisaMariaVitelli; Italian, active 1706–1729). Held at Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze; photo, Sheila Barker (thank you!) #nuntastic #womenartists #artherstory #TeresaVitelli #AppleDay #NationalAppleDay

A watercolor drawing of two birds sitting on pots, around which sit two lizards. The bird to the viewer's left is blue and white; it sits on a small earthenware pot with decorative holes in the sides, and drinks from the small red and white jug held in the beak of the yellow parrot to the viewer's right, who sits on a largish black kettle.

Parrot, Blue Tit, Two Lizards, and Vases, 1706, by #TeresaBereniceVitelli (born #LuisaVitelli; Italian, active 1706–29). Held at the Palazzo Pitti; source, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_... #artherstory #womensart #TeresaVitelli #nuntastic #CatholicSistersWeek

Still life watercolor of six whole reddish-yellow pears, some still attached to stem and leaves, plus one pear sliced in half with the cut side up.

Pears, n.d., by #TeresaBereniceVitelli (born #LuisaMariaVitelli; Italian, active 1706–1729). Held at Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze; photo thanks to Sheila Barker #nuntastic #womenartists #artherstory #TeresaVitelli

Apples, n.d., by #TeresaBereniceVitelli (born #LuisaMariaVitelli; Italian, active 1706–1729). Held at Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze; photo thanks to Sheila Barker #nuntastic #womenartists #artherstory #TeresaVitelli #NationalAppleDay