A student of art with Rocco Buhagiar (c.1725-1805) in Valletta, at age 18 in 1780 Michele Busuttil moved to Rome alongside Giuseppe Grech (1755-1787) to continue his studies at the Accademia di San Luca, where he was tutored by sculptor Tommaso Rigi.Bernardine Scicluna, Busuttil Family: A Legacy of Three Generations, Midsea books 2010
