Elena Recco Explained

Elena Recco
Birth Date:1654
Birth Place:Naples (Kingdom of Naples)
Death Date:1700s
Death Place:Madrid
Nationality:Italian
Father:Giuseppe Recco
Occupation:Still life Painter

Elena Recco (Naples, c. 1654 – Madrid, 1715) was an Italian still-life painter active in the second half of the 17th century.Born in Naples, she was the daughter of the still-life painter Giuseppe Recco and the sister of Nicola Maria Recco.[1] She accompanied her father to Spain and is mentioned working at the Spanish court in Madrid after he died in 1695. She is known for still-life paintings of fish.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00149734 RECCO, Elena - Painter
  2. Elena Recco in the RKD