Career
He was a pupil of the decorative architect Gaetano Ghidetti. His winning submission was for a model of a rustic casino on a hillside. He was then rewarded a position for the next decade designing the alterations to the interior of the church of the Steccata.
He also helped, with Ghidetti, in the decorations of the nave of the church of San Antonio Abate.
Later he worked on the Parmesan Benedictine Convent of San Giovanni, the church of San Sepolcro, and the facade of the church of San Giuseppe (completed 1782). He died in his home city of Parma, aged 48.