Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (c. 1455 – c. 1508) was an Italian Renaissance
painter from Milan, who is known for having collaborated with Leonardo da Vinci,
and with his own brother Evangelis, in the altarpiece of the Virgin of the Rocks
for the Confraternity of the Conception. Born in Preda, he gained a reputation
as a portraitist, including miniatures, for the court of Ludovico Sforza.
Before emperor Maximilian I agreed to marry Ludovico Sforza's niece, he
requested a portrait (painted by Predis) to get an idea of her appearance. After
her wedding, Predis followed her to Innsbruck in 1493. After a year he returned
to Milan, where he designed coins for the mint, designed and supervised tapestry
works, and prepared stage scenery. In 1502 he produced his only surviving signed
and dated work, a portrait of the Emperor Maximilian. Much of Predis's artistic
output remains in dispute. The side panels for the Virgin of the Rocks, now in
the National Gallery, London were stated by the brothers to have been painted by
them during the legal dispute over the altarpiece, and this is accepted by art
historians
Unauthorized Site:
This site and its contents are not affiliated, connected,
associated with or authorized by the individual, family,
friends, or trademarked entities utilizing any part or
the subject's entire name. Any official or affiliated
sites that are related to this subject will be hyper
linked below upon submission
and Evisum, Inc. review.
Please join us in our mission to incorporate The Congressional Evolution of the United States of America discovery-based curriculum into the classroom of every primary and secondary school in the United States of America by July 2, 2026, the nation’s 250th birthday. , the United States of America: We The
People. Click Here