Italian painter. Prior to 1687, he traveled to Venice, Bologna, Modena, Parma, Casale Monferrato and Turin. He stayed in Bologna from 1682 to 1686, where he worked in collaboration with Sebastiano Ricci and Giovanni Antonio Burrini (1656-1727). In 1703, he moved to Tuscany, patronized by Ferdinando de' Medici, and he worked with Alessandro Magnasco, painting landscapes for the painter known for his small figures. They continued collaborations until 1720-24. //