Lodovico Gallina was an Italian

Italy

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 painter of the Baroque

Baroque

The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...

 period, mainly active in Brescia

Brescia

Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...

. Born to poor parents in Brescia, he was initially a pupil of Antonio Dusi

Antonio Dusi

Antonio Dusi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia. He was initially a pupil of Antonio Paglia. One of his pupils was Santo Cattaneo.-References:...

. Under the patronage of Luigi Chizzola and Faustino Lechi, he was sent to be instructed in the Accademia

Accademia

The Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th century art in Venice, northern Italy. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within the sestiere of Dorsoduro, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the...

 in Venice.

He painted an altarpiece depicting Saints Ignatius of Loyola and Fillippo Neri for the church of Acquafredda

Acquafredda

Acquafredda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy....

. He painted a Young Jesus disputes doctors at the temple for the church in Bedizzole

Bedizzole

Bedizzole is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy....

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