He is known among art historians as a member of the Haarlem Mannerists, who were highly influenced by the work of Bartholomeus Spranger, whose drawings were brought to Haarlem by Carel van Mander in 1585, and had a strong immediate effect.
He is identified as an artist within the Haarlem Mannerist movement, which was significantly shaped by the influence of Bartholomeus Spranger's drawings brought to Haarlem by Carel van Mander in 1585.