Career
He began his art studies at the Istituto Gazzola at Piacenza, under professor Pietrogiorgi (Giuseppe Badiaschi), then moved to Parma under the professor Simone Cantoni. he worked as a scenographer for the theater of Parma with professor Girolamo Magnani. Prati also worked in the theaters of Reggio Emilia, Teatro Regio (Turin), and Mantua. Returning to Piacenza, he was employed by the Teatro Municipali, working along with Giuseppe Giorgi.
He painted a quadratura frescoes in Casa Lucca in Piacenza, via Sopramuro, in the House of Delegate Guasto, and in the House of Doctor Missaga in Stradella, and the ceiling of Casa Mandelli in Piacenza, and in a room in Casa Lucca.
A 17th-century poet and composer named Antonio Maria Prati lived in Parma.
