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 turn of the 18th century.