He studied under his uncle Willem van der Vliet and was admitted to the painters guild in Delft in 1632.
He was good at perspective but later took up portrait painting with Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt.
Before him, architectural painting had been pioneered by Pieter Saenredam, who introduced innovative techniques of perspective.
By mid century, architectural painting gained great popularity.
Emanuel de Witte and Gerard Houckgeest, also painted these Delft church interiors.