• Was an Italian painter.
• She studied with Francesco Ciaminghi, Francesco Conti, and Violante Beatrice Siries.
• During this time, she attracted the attention of Niccolò Gabburri, a diplomat who was also an art collector.
• He notes that her portraits were very popular and that she was associated with the Accademia di San Luca.
• He also compared her to Rosalba Carriera.
• In 1741, she married the painter Gaetano Piattoli.
• Their son, Giuseppe, also became a painter.
• She specialized in portrait miniatures and pastels for a living, but also produced some deeply felt religious scenes.
• The gallery of the Palazzo Comunale in Prato has a portrait of Teresa da Verrazzano, née Vai, dating from 1753.
