Jan Kraeck (1540, Haarlem – 1607, Turin, ), was a Dutch Renaissance painter who established his career in Italy, in the royal court of the House of Savoy in Turin.
Biography According to Karel van Mander he was visited by Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom in 1585 in Turin. Ian Kraeck in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
According to the RKD he was the father-in-law of the painter-architect Friedrich Sustris and became court painter to Emanuel Philibert, duc de Savoie and after the duke died in 1580, to the duke's successor Charles Emanuel I.Jan Kraeck in the RKD
Works The Holy Family (1568–1578), Sabauda GallerySacra Famiglia, beni-culturali.eu Three armoured men in prayer in front of the Holy Virgin and Child (1568–1585), Sabauda Gallerytre armati in preghiera davanti alla Vergine con il Bambino, beni-culturali.eu Portrait of Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy (1580), Fundacion Yannick y Ben JakoberNins catalogue, Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy, five years old (1591), Museo del PradoFelipe Manuel de Saboya a los cinco años, Museo del Prado Victor Amadeus I, Emmanuel Philibert and Philip Emmanuel of Savoy (1593–1594), Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy (c. 1603, attributed), Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober
References
Bibliography Astrua Paola, Bava Anna Maria, Spantigati Carla Enrica, Il nostro pittore fiamengo (Our Flemish Painters), Giovanni Carraca alla corte dei Savoia (1568–1607), Turin, Umberto Allemandi & C, 1955, 2002 and 2006 editions. ()
External links
Biography at the Museo del Prado Online Encyclopedia Jan Kraeck on Artnet