Verrocchio

American  

[vuh-roh-kee-oh, ver-rawk-kyaw] / vəˈroʊ kiˌoʊ, vɛrˈrɔk kyɔ /

noun

1. Andrea del 1435–88, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and painter.

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Verrocchio British  

/ verˈrɔkkjo, vəˈrəʊkɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. Andrea del (anˈdrɛːa del). 1435–88, Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith of the Florentine school: noted esp for the equestrian statue of Bartolommeo Colleoni in Venice

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Example Sentences

He cannot be a notary, but he already shows a talent for drawing, and Andrea del Verrocchio, a Florentine painter and sculptor, has agreed to take him on as an apprentice.

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Leonardo will work for Verrocchio, collaborating on the paintings and sculptures that come out of his studio, and in return he will be taught the foundations of the craft.

From Literature

By imitating del Verrocchio, by immersing himself in the busy life of the workshop, Leonardo learns how to paint—and then reinvents how to paint.

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He does have extraordinary technical abilities—remember that hair on the angel in The Baptism of Christ, the painting that caused Verrocchio to abandon painting.

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When Verrocchio sees what Leonardo has done, he puts down his own brush.

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