biography
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Verrocchio, Andrea del
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originally Andrea del Cione
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pronunciation:
[verohkioh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1435–88)
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| biography:
| Sculptor, painter, and goldsmith, born in Florence, NC Italy. Of the paintings ascribed to him, only the ‘Baptism’ (1474/5) in the Uffizi is certain, and this was completed by Leonardo da Vinci, whom he taught. He is best known for his equestrian statue of Colleoni at Venice. |
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