Having finished his training, in 1605 (by other accounts as early as 1603) he leaves for Italy with Jan Symonsz Pynas and Pynas’s brother, and for some time lives in Rome and Venice.
1605–1607
Encounters the work of Caravaggio
In Italy he becomes acquainted with the work of Caravaggio, which influences his individual style.
1605–1607
In Adam Elsheimer’s circle in Rome
In Rome he joins the circle of the Romanists, admirers of Italian art, gathered around Adam Elsheimer.
