 His "Ballo dell'ape" garnered notoriety in prior centuries for its exotic and sensuous tone; modern attention is likely more to be disturbed by the depiction of an African courtesan, likely a slave, dancing half-naked for her Arab ruler.For his "Ferrante Carafa riding through the streets of Naples with Masaniello, the popular hero, seated on the horse behind him" (1870, Exhibition at Parma), awarded a gold medal at the Exhibition of Parma and a thousand lire by the Ministry of Public Education.For this latter work, he was awarded the cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy and the painting was moved to the Pinacoteca of the city of Turin.