 In 1829 he began his studies at the prestigious Collegio San Carlo in Modena, having as teacher the physicist Stefano Marianini and the poet Giuseppe Riva.After completing his studies he made a series of journeys to Rome, Naples, Venice and Florence, before stopping in Vienna for eight months as part of the entourage of the Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este, brother of Duke Francis IV.The long Viennese stay led to the first of a long series of artist biographies