ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ hiː wʌz ɪn ˈæntwɜːp wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd wɪððə lˈoʊkəl ɡˈɪld ʌv sˈeɪnt lˈuːk æz ðə pjˈuːpəl ʌvðə pɹˈɑːmɪnənt flˈɛmɪʃ lˈændskeɪp pˈeɪntɚ dʒˈuːz də mˈɑːmpɚ.
In 1594 he was in Antwerp where he was registered with the local Guild of Saint Luke as the pupil of the prominent Flemish landscape painter Joos de Momper.