15th century Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter
Andrea del Verrocchio
Portrait of Verrocchio by Nicolas de Larmessin
Born
Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni
c. 1435
Florence, Republic of Florence
Died
1488(1488-00-00) (aged 52–53)
Venice, Republic of Venice
Nationality
Italian
Known for
Painting, sculpture
Notable work
Tobias and the Angel (painting) The Baptism of Christ (painting) – with Leonardo da Vinci Christ and St. Thomas (bronze sculpture) Putto with a Dolfin (bronze sculpture) David (bronze sculpture) Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni (bronze sculpture – cast by Alessandro Leopardi)
Movement
Italian Renaissance
Andrea del Verrocchio (/vəˈroʊkioʊ/və-ROH-kee-oh,[1][2]US also /-ˈrɔːk-/-RAW-,[3]Italian:[anˈdrɛːadelverˈrɔkkjo]; born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni; c. 1435 – 1488) was an Italian sculptor, painter and goldsmith who was a master of an important workshop in Florence.
He apparently became known as Verrocchio after the surname of his master, a goldsmith. Few paintings are attributed to him with certainty, but important painters were trained at his workshop. His pupils included Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi. His greatest importance was as a sculptor and his last work, the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice, is generally accepted as his masterpiece.
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