, ▁five ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁still ▁alive ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁death : ▁Maria ▁Anna ▁( the ▁later ▁wife ▁of ▁Jan ▁Bru eg hel ▁the ▁Young er ), ▁S ara , ▁C ath arina , ▁Lu cret ia ▁and ▁Abraham ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 7 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Ant werp ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁St ▁Luke . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁comm issions , ▁which ▁initi ated ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁period ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁Until ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Rub ens ▁to ▁Ant werp ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 8 , ▁J ans sens ▁was ▁considered ▁perhaps ▁the ▁best ▁history ▁painter ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁ ▁After ▁Rub ens ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁force ▁for ▁large ▁alt arp ie ces ▁in ▁the ▁Ant werp ▁market , ▁J ans sens ▁had ▁to ▁find ▁comm issions ▁for ▁large ▁monument al ▁works ▁from ▁provincial ▁pat rons . ▁ ▁J ans sens ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 0 ▁the ▁Con fr erie ▁of ▁Roman ists , ▁a ▁society ▁of ▁Ant werp ▁human ists ▁and ▁artists ▁who ▁had ▁travel led ▁to ▁Rome . ▁ ▁The ▁divers ity ▁and ▁high ▁positions ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Con fr erie ' s ▁membership ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁good ▁opportunity ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁potential ▁pat rons . ▁▁▁ ▁J ans sens ▁died ▁in ▁Ant werp . ▁His ▁pup ils ▁included ▁his ▁son ▁Abraham ▁J ans sens ▁II , ▁Giovanni ▁di ▁Fil ipp o ▁del ▁Cam po , ▁M iche