giovanni ambrogio de predis was an italian renaissance painter, illuminator and designer of coins active in milan. ambrogio gained a reputation as a portraitist, including as a painter of miniatures, at the court of ludovico sforza. ambrogio de predis was born in a family of artists from lombardy. his brothers and half-brothers including evangelista, bernardino and cristoforo were also painters.little is known about his training. he in…