 Earlier influences on him such as Jan Brueghel the Younger and Paul Bril continued to play a significant role.Wildens' works show a preference for a calm and gentle approach expressed in marked symmetry of composition and soft, subtle colours.The contrast with Rubens is evident in Wildens' serene "" (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp), which was partly inspired by Rubens' more dynamic "" (National Gallery, London).