Nicolas Régnier: A Flemish Painter Embraced by Baroque Italy Nicolas Régnier (1591–1667), born in Maubeuge, France, stands as a pivotal figure within the burgeoning Flemish Baroque movement and its reverberations across Italy. Though initially trained in Antwerp under Abraham Janssens—a student of Caravaggio himself—Régnier’s artistic trajectory swiftly propelled him into the heart of Venetian artistic innovation, establishing him as a respected dealer and collector alongside his prolific painting output. His legacy resides not merely in stylistic imitation but in a profound engagement with…