Jan Kraeck Explained

Jan Kraeck (1540, Haarlem  - 1607, Turin, Italian: Giovanni Caracca), 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Works

• The Holy Family (1568-1578), Sabauda Gallery^[3]
• Three armoured men in prayer in front of the Holy Virgin and Child (1568-1585), Sabauda Gallery^[4]
• Portrait of Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy (1580), Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober^[5]
• 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^[5]
• Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy (c. 1603, attributed), Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Ian Kraeck in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
2. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/46206 Jan Kraeck
3. https://www.beni-culturali.eu/opere_d_arte/scheda/-sacra-famiglia-caracca-giovanni-notizie-dal-1568-1607-01-00373298/322456 Sacra Famiglia
4. https://www.beni-culturali.eu/opere_d_arte/scheda/-tre-armati-in-preghiera-davanti-alla-vergine-con-il-bambino-caracca-giovanni-notizie-dal-1568-1607-01-00373302/322458 tre armati in preghiera davanti alla Vergine con il Bambino
5. https://www.msbb.org/web/en/nins-51.html Nins catalogue
6. https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/felipe-manuel-de-saboya-a-los-cinco-aos/4312dfd7-8364-46b0-84da-8b246ec85053 Felipe Manuel de Saboya a los cinco años