Andrea del Verrocchio
Andrea del Verrocchio | |
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Portrait of Verrocchio by Andrea del Castagno, c. 1470 | |
| Born | Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni c. 1435 |
| Died | 1488 (aged 52–53) |
| Notable work | paintings: Tobias and the Angel The Baptism of Christ (with Leonardo da Vinci) bronze sculptures: Christ and St. Thomas Putto with a Dolphin David Equestrian Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni stone sculpture: Dama col mazzolino |
| Movement | Italian Renaissance |
Andrea del Verrocchio (/vəˈroʊkioʊ/ və-ROH-kee-oh, US also /-ˈrɔːk-/ -RAW-, Italian: [anˈdrɛːa del verˈrɔkkjo]; born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni; c. 1435 – 1488) was an Italian sculptor, painter and goldsmith who was a master of a workshop in Florence. He was the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci, who assisted in painting The Baptism of Christ.
He became known as Verrocchio after the surname of his master, a goldsmith. Few paintings are attributed to him with certainty, but his pupils also included Pietro Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi. As a sculptor, his best known work is the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice.