Elena Recco attributed to - Still Life with Pisces

Features

Artist:  Elena Recco (XVII-XVIII) Attributed to 

Artwork title:  Natura morta con pesci

Age:  17th Century / 1601 - 1700

Subject:  Still life

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Natura morta con pesci

Oil painting on canvas. The composition proposes a bunch of fish and sea creatures of various species and colors, placed in a wild landscape, near the stormy sea, whose waves are the only vital element together with the turtle in the background. This type of painting is fully part of the production of Elena Recco, the Neapolitan painter daughter of art, active between the end of the seventeenth and the beginning of the eighteenth century, who stayed and often worked also for the Spanish court. Although he ventured into different types of subjects, his favorite and most successful were still lifes with a marine subject. The painter was capable of a highly realistic rendering, reinforced by a skilful use of light and colors. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in a period frame.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 100
Width: 118
Depth: 8

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 73
Width: 96