While still a young man, Ferdinando worked in the beautiful Teatro Farnese built by Aleotti, which he left to go to Vienna. There, with the help of his brother and his sons, he was responsible for the decorations of many Court fetes and theatrical performances.

In: Hartnoll, Phyllis, ed. The concise Oxford companion to the theatre. 1st ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1972.  ISBN 0-19-281102-9. p. 10