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

“It’s feeling clean all the time,” says Verrocchio, a motivational speaker who lives in Binghamton, New York.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

It also features Giancarlo Giannini as his master, Andrea del Verrocchio, and The Undoing star Matilda De Angelis as his muse - Caterina of Cremona.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2021

At the center of the room stands a monumental bronze sculpture by Leonardo’s teacher, Verrocchio, showing Saint Thomas poking doubtfully at the wound in the risen Christ’s torso.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019

Florence’s Uffizi Gallery will exhibit the Codex Leicester, a collection of Da Vinci’s scientific writings and the city’s Palazzo Strozzi will host a show dedicated to the artist’s master, Andrea del Verrocchio.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2019

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 "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day