He taught canon law from 1466 to 1474 at Ferrara, which was his family's native place, and at Pisa until 1484, when he became auditor of the Sacred Palace and lived at Rome.
He held a position as a canon law teacher from 1466 to 1474 in Ferrara, his family's home town, and continued teaching at Pisa until 1484 when he became an auditor of the Sacred Palace and resided in Rome.