I am Nicolas Régnier, I was a painter, art dealer and art collector from the County of Hainaut, a French-speaking part of the Spanish Netherlands. I am often referred to as a Flemish artist because this term was often used to designate people from the Spanish Netherlands. After training in Antwerp, I was active in Italy where I was part of the international Caravaggesque movement. My subjects include genre scenes with card players, fortune tellers, soldiers and concerts, religious scenes, saints, mythological and allegorical scenes, and portraits. I also painted a few scenes with carnivals.