Nicolas Régnier

He is definitely in Rome by 1620 when he is registered sharing lodgings with the Dutch painters David de Haen and Dirk van Baburen, both part of the Northern Caravaggesque movement.

[3] He became acquainted in Rome with the work of Bartolomeo Manfredi, an important Italian interpreter of Caravaggio.

The German painter and biographer Joachim von Sandrart called Régnier a follower of Manfredi.

[2] Régnier became a member of the household of Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani, a rich banker and prominent patron of Caravaggio.

[3] In Rome Régnier was also in close contact with Simon Vouet, whose interpretation of Caravaggio with its clear light and classical structure would influence him.

[3] It is not clear whether as an art dealer he was also selling any of the forgeries, which his son-in-law Pietro della Vecchia is known to have created.

After his move to Venice, his style became even more smooth under the influence of the Bolognese painters, such as Guido Reni.