Jan Kraeck

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Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy by Kraek

Jan Kraeck (1540, Haarlem – 1607, Turin), was a Dutch Renaissance painter who travelled to Italy and remained there.

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]

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References

↑ (Dutch) Ian Kraeck in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
↑ Jan Kraeck in the RKD

Jan Kraeck on Artnet

Persondata
Name	Kraeck, Jan
Alternative names	Giovanni Kraek, Jean Carrachyo, Caraqua
Short description	Dutch Renaissance painter
Date of birth	1540
Place of birth	Haarlem
Date of death	1607
Place of death	Turin

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