Education
He was raised in an orphanage, and later studied under Giuseppe Bertini, Vespasiano Bignami, and Cesare Tallone at the Brera Academy.
He was raised in an orphanage, and later studied under Giuseppe Bertini, Vespasiano Bignami, and Cesare Tallone at the Brera Academy.
He painted in oil and acquaforte, often in a realist style. His first success was his painting of Rispha che protegge i corpi dei suoi figli, awarded 4000 lire in 1900. He completed in 1903 a cycle of mural decorations in the church of the Frati in via Farini In 1906, his tryptich, depicting Lotta di elementi, was exhibited at the National Exhibition at the Brera.
In 1903, his painting of L"adultera was also awarded a monetary prize.
In 1906, he helped decorate the church of San Antonio in Milan. He was an honorary associate at the Brera Academy, even after he retired to Canobbio.
