Career
They came from a painting family that was employed in the stained glass industry of Gouda. Archival evidence survives today showing orders of glass panes from various Netherlands towns. His paintings show better skill at perspective, and he often included architectural backgrounds that accentuated this.
According to Houbraken, his work gave the viewer the impression of height, while Dirk"s work gave the impression of depth.
He in turn had a son, also named Wouter Pietersz, who became a painter like his namesake. The stained glass windows of Gouda are famous, but this is not only for their beauty.
The church has windows from both of the enemies Philip II of Spain and William the Silent. Van Mander also mentioned that the father of this Adriaen was called Krepel Pieter and that he died in Autun (known then for its stained glass windows in the Cathedral) after travelling for a long time in France.