Editing Pierre Puget (section)

===Italy===
In 1640, taking his tools with him, he departed Marseille by sea to Livorno, [[Italy]] and then to Florence in search of an atelier which would employ him as a carver or painter. He carved some decorative panels in Florence, and then, with a good recommendation from his employer, and samples of his paintings, he went to Rome and presented himself to the painter [[Pietro da Cortona]], one of the early masters of the [[Baroque]] style.{{Sfn|Lagrange|1868|page=12}}  He assisted Da Cortona in painting of the lavish ceilings of the [[Palazzo Barberini]] in Rome and the [[Palazzo Pitti]] at [[Florence]].{{Sfn|Geese|2015|p=303}}