Jacob van der Kerckhoven (or Jacques van de Kerckhoven), known in Italy as Giacomo da Castello[1] (1636/1637 – after 1712), was a Flemish painter. After training in Antwerp, he was active in the Veneto region in Italy. He was one of the most prominent still life and animal specialists active in the Veneto territory around the start of the 18th century.[2]
^Many name variations: Jacob van de Kerchove, Jacob van de Kerckhove, Jacques van de Kerckhove, Jacob van de Kerckhoven, Jacques van de Kerckhoven, Jacob van de Kerkhove, Jacob van de Kerkhoven, Giacomo Semiterio, Giacomo Cimiterio, Jacopo da Castello, Monogrammist S.JVDK, Monogrammist SJVDK