He was born and resided mainly in Rome: a son of Francesco, a Roman jeweler and engraver, and Carolina née Raffaeli, from a family of mosaicists.

At the 1877 Neapolitan Esposizione Nazionale di Belle Arti, he displayed a copy of the paintings "L'araldo" and "Il tamburino", which were purchased by the soon-to-be King, Umberto I.

Among his works: After the Dance; exhibited in 1877 in Naples: Un araldo; Un tamburo; Ogni speranza è morta; Via Giuseppe Mancinelli in Palazzuolo Castracelo.

He also exhibited at the 1883 Mostra of Fine Arts in Rome: some paintings and watercolors, including A governor; Gioia materna; and La filatrice.

His clients included John Pierpont Morgan and William Waldorf Astor, who hired him to design and furnish his "Villa Pompeiana" in Sorrento; inspired by the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.