Jan Kraeck
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Jan Kraeck (1540, Haarlem – 1607, Turin, Italian: Giovanni Caracca[1]), was a Dutch Renaissance painter who established his career in Italy, in the royal court of the House of Savoy in Turin.
Biography
[edit]According to Karel van Mander he was visited by Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom in 1585 in Turin.[2]
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.[3]
Works
[edit]- The Holy Family (1568-1578), Sabauda Gallery[4]
- Three armoured men in prayer in front of the Holy Virgin and Child (1568-1585), Sabauda Gallery[5]
- Portrait of Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy (1580), Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober[1]
- Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy, five years old (1591), Museo del Prado[6]
- Victor Amadeus I, Emmanuel Philibert and Philip Emmanuel of Savoy (1593-1594), Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober[1]
- Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy (c. 1603, attributed), Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Nins catalogue, Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober
- ^ (in Dutch) Ian Kraeck in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ Jan Kraeck in the RKD
- ^ Sacra Famiglia, beni-culturali.eu
- ^ tre armati in preghiera davanti alla Vergine con il Bambino, beni-culturali.eu
- ^ Felipe Manuel de Saboya a los cinco años, Museo del Prado
Bibliography
[edit]- 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. (ISBN 978-88-422-1371-0)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Kraek.
- Biography at the Museo del Prado Online Encyclopedia (in Spanish)
- Jan Kraeck on Artnet