__NOTOC__ Giuseppe Recco (1634 – 29 May 1695) was an Italian painter in the Baroque style. He specialized in a variety of still lifes.

Career

Born in

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, he likely apprenticed with his family, including his father Giacomo Recco and uncle . Later, he perfected his technique with

Paolo Porpora Paolo Porpora (1617–1673) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who was active mainly in Naples and specialized in floral still lifes. He is documented as a pupil of Giacomo Recco, the father of Giuseppe Recco, and said to have worked u ...

, who had been one of his father's students. During a stay in Lombardy, from 1644 to 1654 with his uncle, he was influenced by the works of

Evaristo Baschenis Evaristo Baschenis (7 December 1617 – 16 March 1677) was an Italian Baroque painter of the 17th century, active mainly around his native city of Bergamo. Biography He was born to a family of artists. He is best known for still lifes, most com ...

. 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. Early in his career, he went from painting flowers to more varied assemblies and was among the first Italian painters to do so. Recco may have died at

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, Spain, before reaching Madrid, although contemporary sources indicate that he lived there for seven years and became a Knight in the

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. His children Nicolo and

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also became painters. In 1989, the art historian,

Federico Zeri Federico Zeri (12 August 1921 – 5 October 1998) was an Italian art historian specialised in Italian Renaissance painting. He wrote for the Italian newspaper '' La Stampa'', and was a well known television-personality in Italy. Zeri was born i ...

, raised questions concerning his father's true identity.

Selected paintings

File:Giuseppe Recco - Still-Life with Fish - WGA19026.jpg, Still-Life with Fish File:Giuseppe Recco - Grande natura morta cucina con verdure, piatto, cestino, pollame morto e l'uva.jpg, Still-life with Vegetables and Fruits File:STILL LIFE OF A RED GURNARD AND SHELL ON A STONE LEDGE.PNG, Still-life with Red Gurnard and Shell File:Recco, Giuseppe - Still-life with the Five Senses - 1676.jpg, Still-life with the Five Senses Image:Giuseppe Recco 001.jpg, Still-life with Game

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Recco, Giuseppe 1634 births 1695 deaths 17th-century Neapolitan people 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Naples Italian still life painters