Handily for Dalla Ragione, the Bimbi paintings at the Museum of Still Life, such as these grapes, include a name for each of the varieties pictured. Alinari Archives, Florence / Bridgeman Images ...

The labor that went into Ruysch’s paintings was intensive, and her rate of production was very slow. In 1701, she became the first woman to join the artist’s guild in The Hague.

Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table Renaissance paintings, medieval archives ...