He went to Florence in 1833 to study drawing with Ernesto Bonaiuti, and from 1834 he was a pupil of Niccola and Pietro Benvenuti at the Accademia di Belle Arti; he was later taught by Giuseppe Bezzuoli, who greatly influenced the early part of his career.
He went to Florence in 1833. This was to study drawing with Ernesto Bonaiuti. He was a pupil of Niccola. This was from 1834. He was Pietro Benvenuti at the Accademia di Belle Arti. This was from 1834. He was later taught by Giuseppe Bezzuoli. Giuseppe Bezzuoli greatly influenced the early part of his career.