found: Seghers, P. Monsu Desiderio, c1981:p. 18 (Monsu Desiderio the name under which two Frenchmen from Metz worked at Naples, "Desiderio" and Didier Barra) p. 29 (paintings known under name Monsu Desiderio signed Francisco [sic] or François Nomé; variants: Franciscus di Nome, Francisco Didnome, Francisco Desiderio; marriage record of 1613 gives name as François Nomé, age about 20) p. 46 (Monsu Desiderio prob. originally the name of Didier Barra whose atelier in Naples Nomé joined; they collaborated on some works but soon the striking dramatic style of Nomé's work eclipsed that of Barra and probably caused Nomé to be in demand as "Monsu Desiderio")
found: GDEL(Nomé, François de, or Didnomé, or Denomé, b. Metz, ca. 1593, d. after 1644; active in Naples; long confused, under the name "Monsu Desiderio" with another painter from Metz active in Naples, Didier Barra, with whom he probably collaborated)
found: Bénézit, 1976(Nome, François, or François Didier Nomé, or François de Nome: painter, b. Metz ca. 1593, active at Naples where he d. bef. 1650; collaborated with and confused with Didier Barra under the name "Monsù Desiderio")
found: Grande encic. Vallardi(Desiderio, Monsù: under this name is known a group of paintings done at Naples in 1st half of 17th cent.; recently two distinct painters identified of whom the more important is Francisco or François Nomé, b. Metz ca. 1593, last known 1644)
found: Art index, 1982-1986(hdg.: Desiderio, Francesco (Monsù Desiderio), 1593-1628?, with cross ref. from Nomé, François Didier); 1975-1980 (hdg.: Nomé, Francesco de)
found: LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Nome, François de; info: summarizes research of Félix Sluys, 1961, who presumes the two painters Nome and Barra worked together in the same atelier and that on their death the stock was sold under the single name of "Monsu Desiderio")
notfound: Encyc. Brit., 15th ed.;Encic. ital., App. 1961-1978.
