While still very young he went to Rome to work at the court of Cardinal Antonio Maria Salviati. He attended the Accademia degli Incitati the Accademia di San Luca, where he probably met the Dominican mathematician Ignazio Danti, and was introduced into the learned circles of Baroque Rome.
Although still in his early years, he traveled to Rome to work at Cardinal Antonio Maria Salviati's court. He attended the Accademia degli Incitati and the Accademia di San Luca, where he likely encountered Dominican mathematician Ignazio Danti, and was introduced into the intellectual circles of Baroque Rome.