when he moved to spain in 1692, he was employed by charles ii of spain; and in conjunction with luca giordano (who painted the figures), he helped decorate the escorial. napier describes belvedere as imitator, yet also a competitor of the flemish still-life painter abraham brueghel. among his pupils or followers were gasparo lopez, baldassare de caro, tommaso realfonso, and nicola casissa.