His treatises on painting and drawing, Grondlegginge ter teekenkonst (1701) and Het groot schilderboeck (1707), were highly influential on later painters like Jacob de Wit.
His writings on artistic technique and principles, as seen in Grondlegginge ter teekenkonst (1701) and Het groot schilderboeck (1707), had a lasting effect on later artists, including Jacob de Wit.