 De Coninck subsequently travelled to Rome where he lived from 1671 to 1694.Here he became a member of the Bentvueghels, an association of mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome, and took the nickname (the so-called 'bent name') 'Rammelaer' (which means 'rattle').His name was inscribed in a niche in the Santa Costanza church in Rome where the Bentvueghels used to congregate.