hiː wʌzɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv skˈɛɹiə, nˌɪɹ kəmˈoʊ, ɪn lˈɑːmbɚdi, bˌʌt mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn fɹʌmðə kɑːɹlˈoʊni fˈæmɪli ʌv dʒˈɛnoʊs pˈeɪntɚz.
He was a native of Scaria, near Como, in Lombardy, but may have been from the Carloni family of Genoese painters.