Initially he was taught by his father Leander, later on, between 1806 and 1810, he studied both at the University of Bologna and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna.
Первоначально обучался под руководством отца Леандра Маркони (1763—1837), позже в 1806—1810 одновременно в Университете и Академии художеств в Болонье.