Career
He was probably born in Antwerp between 1595 and 1605. He was registered in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an apprentice in 1617-1618. He was a pupil of Carel van Ferrara.
He became a master in the Guild in the year 1621-1622.
He worked for several years in Portugal. Legend has it that in Portugal he stabbed a Dominican priest to death.
This event forced him to flee the country and return to Antwerp. Here he established a workshop where he trained several pupils, including Carstian Luyckx, Gabriël van Baesrode and Frans van Oorschot.
He was also active as an art dealer and produced several copies of the work of other Antwerp artists such as Frans Francken the Younger.
He died in Antwerp in 1667 or 1668.
