▁P ous sin ▁personally . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁V irt u osi ▁al ▁P ant he on . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁St . ▁Luke ▁that ▁year , ▁where ▁he ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁lect urer ▁in ▁an atom y ▁and ▁perspective , ▁and , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Or fe o ▁Bos elli , ▁Del ▁P ò ▁was ▁elected ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁but ▁refused ▁the ▁post . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 2 , ▁his ▁son ▁Gia como ▁was ▁born ▁who ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁painter ▁and , ▁like ▁his ▁sister ▁Ter esa , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁St . ▁Luke . ▁A . ▁Bert ol otti ▁published ▁an ▁und ated ▁document ▁belonging ▁certainly ▁to ▁Del ▁P ò ’ s ▁Roman ▁period , ▁which ▁represents ▁Del ▁P ò ’ s ▁ple a ▁to ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Rome ▁to ▁absol ve ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁accus ations ▁of ▁can n ib al ism ▁and ▁silver ▁the ft ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁Bas il ica . ▁These ▁accus ations ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁his ▁credit ors ▁and ▁dam aged ▁his ▁reputation ▁and ▁his ▁business . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Pas coli , ▁Pietro ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁art istic ▁environment , ▁primarily ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁este em ▁and ▁patron age ▁of ▁several ▁influ ential ▁Sp ani ards , ▁including ▁the ▁amb assador , ▁who ▁recommended ▁Del ▁P ò ▁to ▁his ▁successor