

His compositions of plants occasionally include figures that he created in collaboration with important artists such as Carlo Maratta. His absolute mastery of this genre is also reflected in the nickname "Mario dei Fiori".

Another large part of his production was sent abroad, especially to Spain. His success is reflected in the number of works listed in the inventories of numerous Roman palaces and those in the collections of many patrician families even beyond Rome. His early specialisation in flower painting made Mario Nuzzi the most important representative of this genre in his time. Nuzzi is said to have trained with the Roman painter Tommaso Salini (1575-1625), who was probably his uncle. Mario de' Fiori Mario Nuzzi, called Mario de' FioriĮine Metallvase und eine Glasvase mit Blumen, ein Stieglitz und ein Wiedehopf auf einer SteinplatteĮine Metallvase mit Blumen, eine umgedrehte Silbervase, eine Elster und ein weiterer Vogel auf einer Steinplatte
