Elena Recco

Elena Recco (Naples, c. 1654 – Madrid, 1715) was an Italian still-life painter active in the second half of the 17th century.

Fruits of the Sea
Elena Recco
Bornc. 1654
Died1715
NationalityItalian
OccupationPainter
Parent(s)

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]

References

  1. RECCO, Elena - Painter in Bénézit
  2. Elena Recco in the RKD


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