He became a noted painter of quadratura, and received his first training locally with Girolamo Pellizoni Crescini. and was influenced by painters of this genre in Rome and Bologna, including Girolamo Curti, Angelo Michele Colonna, and Agostino Mitelli.
He became a renowned painter of ceiling decoration, and received his initial training locally with Girolamo Pellizoni Crescini. He was influenced by painters of this style in Rome and Bologna, including Girolamo Curti, Angelo Michele Colonna, and Agostino Mitelli.