# Parrot, Blue Tit, Two Lizards, and Vases

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VITELLI, Luisa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vitelli-luisa-rf23a6481003217>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Gouache on parchment, 155 x 195 mm

## Commentary

Luisa Vitelli was the spiritual descendent of the anonymous painter-nuns who illuminated many of the brilliant manuscripts of the Middle Ages. This small, sweet painting manifests a moment of transition: scientific observation serving the cause of charm.

## Attribution

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