He was born in Florence and studied at the Florentine Istituto Tecnico and the Accademia di Belle Arti. He then joined the architects Castellazzi and Cesare Spighi in designing the reliefs for the church of Santa Trinita. He built a small villino in via Masaccio, Florence for Odoardo Salvestri, and restored the stables for Doctor Folli in Borgo San Jacopo. In 1887 he won a thousand lire prize for designing sheds and stables for a park in a Renaissance style.Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 27.
