After four years he traveled to Florence, Venice, then Paris. He was eclectic and prolific, among his works: "An Episode of the 1301 Siege of Messina"; "The main Italian Poets at the Court of Frederico II in SiciIy"; "Vatti a far monaca!"; "Hamlet scene"; "La prima sventura di Luigi Camoens"; "Le castellane e il menestrello"; "Il trovatore cacciato in bando"; "Dante and Beatrice"; "The escape of Bianca Cappello"; "Le maggiolate"; "Ophelia Crazed"; "I Vespri Siciliani. He painted for a number of churches in his Catania, with paintings such as "San Benedetto"; "L'Immacolata; "La cena in Emaus"; "Il sacrifìcio di Gedeone"; "San Vito"; "Le Vergini di Sion"; "San Luigi Gonzaga"; "L'Addolorata"; "Sant'Agata in jail". Rapisardi was criticized for the anachronism of his costumes. He painted his self-portrait.