He was the successor of Knoller as teacher of painting at the Brera Academy as well as conservator of the Pinacoteca .
He studied briefly with Martin Knoller , then in the Academy of Parma , and later under Anton Raphael Mengs .
He was the successor of Martin Knoller as teacher of painting at the Academy   as well as conservator of the Pinacoteca .
He studied briefly with Martin Knoller , then in the Academy of Parma , and later under Anton Raphael Mengs .