 He began as an artist from 1964 to 1971 winning more than 80 prizes in painting competitions.In the Seventies he was the founder of the “Archivio Leonardisimi” and of Strumenti-Memoria del Territorio; he coordinated "ArteCronaca", he was the historical-artistic consultant of the Municipality of Vinci and he collaborated on the publications on Tuscany and Leonardo, modern and contemporary art.In 1980 he curated the Centro di Documentazione Arti Visive of the Municipality of Florence (with Maurizio Nannucci).