Background
His mother, Maria Scomparini, had heralded from Venice.
His mother, Maria Scomparini, had heralded from Venice.
He initially took lessons from the engraver Giovanni Moscotto at the School of Design in Trieste. In 1863, using a stipend from the city of Trieste, he enrolled at the Accademia of Venice, where he trained with Michelangelo Grigoletti and Pompeo Molmenti. In 1873, he was nominated to the Arts council of the Museo Revoltella, which gave advice on the curation at the Museum.
In 1874-1877, Scomparini traveled to Rome.
He taught from 1887-1911 at the industrial School of Trieste. he painted decorations for the Theaters of Trieste, Split, Gorizia, and Treviso, among others and for the palazzo Artelli in Trieste. His style recalls Mariano Fortuny and Hans Makart.
Among his pupils were Bruno Croatto, Ugo Flumiani, Piero Lucano, Ruggero Rovan, Marcello Dudovich, Piero Marussig, Argio Orell, Vito Timme, Vittorio Bergagna, and Gino Parin.