Background
Van de Velde was born in Haarlem.
Van de Velde was born in Haarlem.
According to the RKD he was taught to paint by his father January van de Velde, but his still lifes show the influence of the Haarlem still life painter Willem Claesz Heda. Around 1620 he (and perhaps also his father) became the teacher of the calligrapher Nicolaes Bodding van Laer, the younger brother of Roeland and Pieter van Laer. He died in Enkhuizen.