The Master of the Milanese Court In the vibrant, intellectually charged atmosphere of Renaissance Milan, Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis emerged as a vital figure whose brush captured the very essence of the Sforza dynasty. Born into a distinguished family of Lombard artists around 1455, his early life was steeped in the traditions of illumination and fine design. Alongside his brothers—Evangelista, Bernardino, and Cristoforo—Ambrogio hel…