Borroni was born and first studied in
Voghera, then in 1761 moved to
Milan and studied under Calderini (or Calderino). He relocated to
Parma and studied under
Benigno Rossi. He won a number of prizes from the
Academy of Fine Arts of Parma in 1770 and 1771. In 1772, he moved to Rome and worked in the studio of
Pompeo Batoni, and after a trip to Venice, returned to Vorghera in 1776. By the next year, he had painted a
Marriage of the Virgin and
Flight from Egypt for the church of San Giuseppe. He painted a
Death of St Joseph (1778) for the church of the Convitto. From 1780 to 1787, he lived in Milan, keeping a studio at the
Collegio Elvetico. He gained a pension from King Vittorio Amedeo in reward for a 1787 portrait. He painted an
Assumption for the cathedral of
Vercelli. In 1809, he painted a
Morte del Giustio for the church of
Rivanazzano Terme. He painted a
St Peter Martyr altarpiece for the church of
San Giovanni in Canale, Piacenza. ==References==