[1] Shortly after his return to Verona, he was forced by the death of his elder brother to suspend his studies in order to manage his family's affairs.

His interest in this subject arose from the fact that his family owned estates at Campeggio, near Lake Garda, part of which consisted of rice fields.

He devoted himself to the perusal of the great models of didactic poetry, especially Virgil's Georgics, and to writing verses himself in order to acquire the necessary flexibility of style.

[5] Spolverini wrote La coltivazione del riso at Malcesine (Garda) during the leisure of a period of public office.

[6] Dedicated to Elisabeth Farnese, widow of Philip V of Spain, the poem deals in four books with the husbandry of rice and provides an elegant portrayal of an industrious rural community from the point of view of a cultured nobleman whose main interest lies in the wise management and improvement of his estates.