Giuseppe Recco (1634 – 1695)

• Was an Italian painter in the Baroque style.
• He specialized in a variety of still lifes.
• Born in Naples, he likely apprenticed with his family, including his father Giacomo Recco and uncle Giovan Battista Recco.
• Later, he perfected his technique with Paolo Porpora.
• As his fame spread, he was invited to come to Spain by King Charles II.
• His assemblies of victuals, both vegetable and animal, were very popular there.
• His style is often compared to that of Giovan Battista Ruoppolo, who was also a student of Porpora.
• Recco may have died at Alicante, Spain, before reaching Madrid, although contemporary sources indicate that he lived there for seven years and became a Knight in the Order of Calatrava.
• His children Nicolo and Elena also became painters.
• In 1989, the art historian, Federico Zeri, raised questions concerning his father's true identity.
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