Italian painter and lithographer. Encouraged by his father, in 1855 he attended courses in painting at the institute of art of Ferrara, distinguishing himself as a copyist of ancient works. In March, 1865 he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, where he attended the lithography course taught by Michele Fanoli (1807-1876). During these years of apprenticeship Mazzolani learned the use of the pantograph, practicing in the copy of the masters of the fifteenth and sixteenth century, such as Lorenzo Costa and Raphael. In 1894, the restoration campaign of the frescoes of the hall of the Months of Schifanoia Palace has begun. It was commissioned by the Municipality of Ferrara and a few private local citizens. The result of the successful campaign was recorded by Mazzolani. //