Andrea del Verrocchio

>Andrea del Verrocchio 2005-05-05T11:00:17Z Lee M +1 ext link [[Image:Verrocchio Madonna.jpg|right|thumb|350px|''Madonna with Sts John the Baptist and Donatus'' (1475-83) <br> Wood, 189 x 191 cm Duomo, Pistoia]] '''Andrea del Verrocchio''' (c.[[1435]]-[[1488]]) was a [[Florence|Florentine]] [[sculptor]], goldsmith and [[painter]] who worked at the court of [[Lorenzo de Medici]]. He is considered to be the most influential Florentine painter of his period. His pupils included [[Leonardo da Vinci]] and [[Sandro Botticelli]] but he also influenced [[Michelangelo]]. His best-known works include the bronze ''[[Christ]] and [[St Thomas]]'' (c.[[1465]]-[[1483|83]]) at [[Orsanmichele]], a bronze statue of ''[[David]]'' (c.[[1476]]) (modestly clad, in contrast to [[Donatello]]'s provocative [[nudity|nude]] [[Donatello's David|David]]), and the [[Colleoni]] monument ([[1479]]-[[1488|88]]) in [[Venice]], which is the first equestrian statue in stone to depict one of the horse's legs in a raised position. In other words, the entire weight of the statue is carried on three legs rather than four. The statue is also notable for the carefully-observed expression of stern command upon Colleoni's face. ==External link== * [http://www.artist-biography.info/artist/andrea_verrocchio/ Andrea Verrocchio biography] * [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/verrocchio_andrea_del.html List of sites displaying Verrocchio's work] {{artist-stub}} [[Category:1435 births|Verrocchio, Andrea del]] [[Category:1488 deaths|Verrocchio, Andrea del]] [[Category:Italian painters|Verrocchio, Andrea del]] [[Category:Italian sculptors|Verrocchio, Andrea del]] [[de:Andrea del Verrocchio]] [[fr:Andrea del Verrocchio]] [[it:Andrea del Verrocchio]] [[nl:Andrea del Verrocchio]] [[pl:Andrea del Verrocchio]] [[pt:Andrea del Verrocchio]] [[sv:Andrea del Verrocchio]] [[ru:&#1042;&#1077;&#1088;&#1088;&#1086;&#1082;&#1082;&#1100;&#1086;, &#1040;&#1085;&#1076;&#1088;&#1077;&#1072;]]