Education
He initially studied in his native Pistoia, under Innocenzo Spinazzi.
He initially studied in his native Pistoia, under Innocenzo Spinazzi.
Later, the patronage of the then Grand Duke Leopold sustained him as a pupil of Agostino Penna in Rome. He became the professor of sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. In 1802, he published a guide (Istruzione elementare) for students of sculpture.