early life and training lodovico mazzolino, also known as mazzolini da ferrara, lodovico ferraresa, and il ferrarese, was an italian renaissance painter born in 1480 in ferrara, italy. he studied under the guidance of lorenzo costa, who also trained notable artists like dosso dossi and cosimo tura. mazzolino's work was influenced by ercole roberti, a prominent artist of the time. artistic style and notable works mazzolino's style is characterized by devotional cabinet pictures, often in a regressive or primitive style compared to the emerging classicism of his time. some of his notable works…