His neo-Mannerist style was influenced by Donato Creti, Giuseppe Maria Crespi, and Parmigianino.
[citation needed] Other early works include a Rape of the Sabines for Count Ranuzzi and a Triumph of Mordecai for the court at Turin.
[citation needed] In 1738, he moved to Brescia, where he painted frescoes on the vault of the church of Santa Maria della Pace.
[citation needed] He received other commissions from regional churches in San Zeno, Capo di Ponte, Chiari, Sale Marasino, and elsewhere.
[citation needed] Among his pupils were Gaetano Sabadini,[4] his daughter Eleonora Monti,[5] and the priest Antonio Montelatici.