十岁时他开始吸取教训，两年后在与移动 伊矶伦van der Neer ，专业从事服装公司。十七岁的他成立了自己的工作室 鹿特丹 他后来成为公会的负责人Saint Luc。1696，他拜访的 约翰威廉家选民帕拉丁腭 和他的妻子， 安娜玛丽亚路易莎梅 。这对夫妇点了两画送到 科西莫的托斯卡纳 在佛罗伦萨，Anna Maria Luisa的父亲。在未来的几年里，范德Werff经常旅行之间 杜塞尔多夫 和他的家乡。在1703，他成为正式的宫廷画家和 骑士 ，当他以前的老师和前辈Van der Neer去世。范德维尔夫，一个完美的技术，是由他的圣经或古典选民非常优厚（色情）的画。1705，他画的肖像 吉安加斯东de Medici，托斯卡纳大公爵 。1716，他失去了他的工作时，选举人的死是因为国库是空的。

范德维尔夫成为了他每天最称赞荷兰画家，获得了欧洲的声誉和巨大的财富。 阿诺德Houbraken 1718，写作，认为他是最伟大的荷兰画家，这是当时的批评意见在第十八世纪，然而，在第十九世纪所遭受的名誉，当他被指控背叛了荷兰的自然主义传统。在 维多利亚时代 人不欣赏他的艺术，所以他的大部分工作走进了地窖 老绘画陈列馆 。

范德维尔夫还练习作为一个在鹿特丹的建筑师，他设计了几间房子。

At the age of ten he began to learn, after two years in the mobile and Eglon van der Neer, professional clothing company. At the age of seventeen he set up his own studio in Rotterdam where he later became the head of the guild Saint Luc. In 1696, he visited the home of William John and his wife palatine elector palatine, Anna Maria Louisa mei. The two paintings to Cosimo III of Tuscany in Florence couple, Anna Maria Luisa's father. In the next few years, van der Werff often travel between Dusseldorf and his hometown. In 1703, he became the official court painter and knight, when his former teacher Van der and senior Neer died. Veer J, a perfect technology, by his biblical or classical voters are very generous (pornographic pictures). 1705, he painted the portrait of Ji'an Gaston de Medici, Duke of Tuscany. 1716, when he lost his job, the elector died because the Treasury was empty.
Veer J became the most every day he praised the Holland painter, won the European fame and wealth. Arnold Houbraken 1718, writing, think he is the greatest artist of Holland, which was the criticism in the eighteenth century, however, suffered in the nineteenth century fame, when he was accused of betraying the Holland traditional naturalism. In the Vitoria times people do not appreciate his art, so most of his work into the cellar old painting museum.
Veer J also worked as an architect in Rotterdam, he designed several houses.