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