He painted during a period of great productivity for Haarlem painters, during the decades after Karel van Mander published his Schilderboeck there. In Karel van Mander's book, there were a set of rules to follow to create good paintings and good drawings. Bollongier developed his own style and still observed all of these rules.
Bollongier painted during a time when Haarlem artists were producing a lot of work, after Karel van Mander published his guide to painting and drawing, "The Schilderboeck."  Despite developing his own unique style, Bollongier still followed the rules outlined in the book.