Education
His first training in Brescia was under Luigi Campini, and then he studied at the Brera Academy of Milan under Eleuterio Pagliano.
His first training in Brescia was under Luigi Campini, and then he studied at the Brera Academy of Milan under Eleuterio Pagliano.
He fought with Garibaldi in 1866. He returned to Florence to paint and open an antiquarian gallery. He often depicted scena galante in 17th century garb as well as orientalist themes, which appealed to the American and British buyers.
He was active in restoration of antique canvases.
After the early 1880s, he lost vision due to an ophthalmic malady, and stopped painting.