The historical and portrait painter. Student Of The Venetian Academy Of Arts. On his arrival in Petersburg in 1814, was recognized by the Academy of fine Arts "appointed" in academics for drawing "Mary Stuart going to execution"; in the same year the title of class artist. In 1842, the title of academician for the painting "Socrates accuses Alcibiades, catching him in the company of courtesans". In 1851 Professor for the painting "the descent from the cross of Christ the Savior." (Kondakov)
In 1855, he made sketches of the mosaics for St. Isaac's Cathedral "the last supper", "the entombment of the Savior," "Saint Anastasia", "Saint great Martyr Ekaterina". In 1856 curtain "Solemn entry of Prince Pozharsky in Moscow" for the Bolshoi theatre in Moscow (who was in the theatre until 1896; sketch - watercolor, 1856 continue reading). In 1858, a sketch of the curtain theatre (sketch - watercolor, 1858, Leningrad state theatre Museum). Mosaics, made according to his sketches - at the Museum-monument "St. Isaac's Cathedral".
