His father, Riccardo (born 1849), was a lawyer, poet, comedic dramatist, and politician,[2] who was Mayor of Venice from 1890 to 1895.

[4] Luigi was nicknamed il gobbo Selvatico due to his physical ailment.

[5] Lino was a pupil of Cesare Laurenti, and was also influenced by his friend Ettore Tito.

His works are displayed in the Moderna Art Galleries of Milan, Rome, Trieste, Udine, and Venice.

[6] He completed portraits of Countess Annina Morosini (1908, Venice, Galleria d'arte moderna) and the actress Emma Gramatica (1911, Piacenza, Galleria d'arte moderna Ricci-Oddi).