Background
He was born in Sestri, near Genoa, was generally known as Il Sordo di Sestri on account of his deafness.
He was born in Sestri, near Genoa, was generally known as Il Sordo di Sestri on account of his deafness.
He was originally a color-grinder to Bernardo Strozzi, who instructed him in design, and he afterwards studied landscape painting under Godfrey de Weals.
