Claim: Pieter Stevens II was likely born in Mechelen, a city and municipality in the province of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium, between 1557 and 1577 and was believed by a group of Romans to have visited Italy as a young man..
Evidence: Pieter Stevens II or Peter Stevens II (ca. 1567 in Mechelen – after 1626 in Prague) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman known for his landscapes. He was likely born in Mechelen somewhere between 1557 and 1577. A group of Roman views dated to 1590–91 has been interpreted as an indication that he visited Italy as a young man. Mechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛxələ(n) (listen), French: Malines, traditional English name: Mechlin) is a city and municipality in the province of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.