Jan Kraeck
Jan Kraeck, 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.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.
Works
- The Holy Family, Sabauda Gallery
- Three armoured men in prayer in front of the Holy Virgin and Child, Sabauda Gallery
- Portrait of Charles [Emmanuel I of Savoy], Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober
- Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy, five years old, Museo del Prado
- Victor [Amadeus I of Savoy|Victor Amadeus I], Emmanuel Philibert and Philip Emmanuel of Savoy, Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober
- Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy, Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober