 On leaving the school of Riccio, he went to Venice, where he worked for a time under Carlo Cagliari.By 1616, Turchi traveled to Rome and participated in the fresco decoration depicting the "Gathering of Manna" for the Sala Reggia of the Quirinal Palace, and painting a "Christ, Magdalen, and Angels" for cardinal Scipione Borghese.In competition with Andrea Sacchi and Pietro da Cortona, he painted some pictures in the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini.