 He was in Vienna in 1663, and in Rome for a portrait commission in 1669.His companion on this trip was Nicolaas Roosendael, a painter from Enkhuizen.From 1670 to 1673 they lived in Venice, making another trip to Rome in 1671, where Torenvliet became a member of the Bentvueghels with the "bent" name of "Jazon".