 In the period 1600 to 1628 he was the leading artist in Munich.He was also active as an art dealer and had business dealings with Philipp Hainhofer, a merchant, banker, diplomat and art collector in Augsburg remembered, among other things, for his curiosity cabinets.He married and had five children, including a son Wilhelm (fl 1613–25), who was a painter but after 1625 became a court official.