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Giuseppe Recco (1634 – 29 May 1695) was an Italian painter in the Baroque art style. He specialized in a variety of .
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 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 Recco also became painters. In 1989, the art historian, Federico Zeri, raised questions concerning his father's true identity.
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