ome, where he assimilated the lesson of\b \cf4 \ATXht1256 Piero da Cortona\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , interpreting his style freely in exuberantly decorative works. Later he came under the influence of Correggio, whom he met on a journey to Emilia. Through his f
riendship with \b \cf4 \ATXht1262 Bernini\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , he became one of the favorite artists of the lay and church aristocracy and one of the principal exponents of the triumphant Roman baroque.