The over 360 year old artwork was made by Giuseppe Recco. The beyond 360 year-old original measures the size: 38 x 50 1/2 in (96,5 x 128,3 cm) and was produced with the medium oil on canvas. It is included in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's art collection, which is one of the world's largest and finest art museums, which includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.. This classic art work of art, which belongs to the public domain is being provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, 1871. The creditline of the artwork is the following: Purchase, 1871. Furthermore, alignment is landscape with a ratio of 4 : 3, meaning that the length is 33% longer than the width. The painter Giuseppe Recco was a European artist, whose style was mainly Baroque. The artist lived for 61 years and was born in 1634 in Naples, Napoli province, Campania, Italy and died in 1695.
General information from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (© Copyright - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
This animated scene shows a cat caught in the act of devouring an octopus. The painting, dating from the high point of Recco’s career, shows the painter’s exceptional ability to depict a dazzling range of surfaces and materials, from iridescent fish scales, slimy mollusks, and other crustaceans, to hammered copper. Recco, who painted the seaweed into the letters of his initials (G R), was certainly aware of Flemish and Spanish still-life paintings which were popular and much admired in Naples in the seventeenth century.
Artpiece specs
| Name of the piece of art: | "A Cat Stealing Fish" |
| Artwork classification: | painting |
| General term: | classic art |
| Century: | 17th century |
| Year: | 1660 |
| Approximate age of artwork: | over 360 years |
| Original medium of artwork: | oil on canvas |
| Original artwork dimensions: | 38 x 50 1/2 in (96,5 x 128,3 cm) |
| Exhibited in: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Museum location: | New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Museum's website: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| License type of artwork: | public domain |
| Courtesy of: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, 1871 |
| Creditline of artwork: | Purchase, 1871 |
Artist information table
| Artist: | Giuseppe Recco |
| Alternative names: | G. Raco, Gius.e Recco, Gios. Recco, G. Recco, recco guiseppe, guis. recco, Cavag. r Giuseppe Recco, figlio di Recco, Giuseppe Recco, Gius. Recco, Gioseppe Recco, Cavalier Giuseppe Recco, Ricco, Gioseppe Reco Pittore del Marchese de los Velez, guiseppe recco, Ricco Giuseppe, Recco Giuseppe, Cavalier Recco, Gios.e Recco, Cavalier Gioseppe Recco, Raco Giuseppe, Cavag.r Recco, Peppo Recco |
| Gender: | male |
| Artist nationality: | Italian |
| Jobs: | painter |
| Country of the artist: | Italy |
| Artist category: | old master |
| Art styles: | Baroque |
| Died aged: | 61 years |
| Birth year: | 1634 |
| Born in (place): | Naples, Napoli province, Campania, Italy |
| Year died: | 1695 |
| Place of death: | Alicante, Alicante province, Valencia region, Spain |
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- Metal print (aluminium dibond): An Aluminium Dibond print is a print with a true depth effect - for a modern look and a non-reflective surface. A direct Aluminium Dibond Print is your best introduction to art replicas manufactured on aluminum. For our Direct Print On Aluminum Dibond, we print the selected artpiece on the surface of the white-primed aluminum composite.
- Printed acrylic glass (with real glass coating): An print on acrylic glass, which is often referred to as a UV print on plexiglass, makes your favorite artwork into beautiful home décor and is a good alternative option to canvas and dibond fine art replicas. Your favorite artwork will be printed thanks to the help of modern UV print technology. With an acrylic glass art print contrasts as well as minor artwork details become exposed thanks to the very subtle tonal gradation in the picture.
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- The canvas print: The canvas direct print is a printed cotton canvas mounted on a wood frame. A canvas generates the typical look of three-dimensionality. How do I hang a canvas on my wall? Canvas prints are relatively low in weight, which implies that it is quite simple to hang up your Canvas print without the support of extra wall-mounts. Hence, a canvas print is suited for any type of wall.
Structured product details
| Print categorization: | art copy |
| Reproduction method: | digital reproduction |
| Manufacturing process: | UV direct print |
| Product Origin: | German production |
| Stock type: | production on demand |
| Product use: | wall decoration, wall art |
| Orientation: | landscape alignment |
| Image ratio: | (length : width) 4 : 3 |
| Implication: | the length is 33% longer than the width |
| Available material choices: | canvas print, acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), poster print (canvas paper), metal print (aluminium dibond) |
| Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) sizes: | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35", 160x120cm - 63x47" |
| Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35", 160x120cm - 63x47" |
| Poster print (canvas paper) options: | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35" |
| Aluminium dibond print variants: | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35" |
| Picture frame: | not available |
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