Andrea del Verrocchio

{"Id":2650,"Name":"Andrea del Verrocchio","Biography":"\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrea del Verrocchio (c.1435-1488)\u003C/strong\u003E was a 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 \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/art.asp?aid=186\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022link\u0022\u003ELeonardo da Vinci\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/art.asp?aid=356\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022link\u0022\u003ESandro Botticelli\u003C/a\u003E but he also influenced \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/art.asp?aid=123\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022link\u0022\u003EMichelangelo\u003C/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHis best-known works include the bronze \u003Cu\u003EChrist and St Thomas\u003C/u\u003E (c.1465-83) at Orsanmichele, a bronze statue of \u003Cu\u003EDavid\u003C/u\u003E (c.1476) (modestly clad, in contrast to \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/art.asp?aid=91\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022link\u0022\u003EDonatello\u0027s\u003C/a\u003E provocative nude \u003Cu\u003EDavid\u003C/u\u003E), and the \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/image.asp?id=12850\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022link\u0022\u003EColleoni monument\u003C/a\u003E (1479-88) in Venice, which is the first equestrian statue in stone to depict one of the horse\u0027s 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\u0027s face.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESource:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/u\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cli type=\u0022square\u0022\u003EEntry on the artist in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_del_Verrocchio\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022link\u0022\u003EWikipedia\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cp\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":true,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":true,"TotalArtworks":30}