Verrocchio

American

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

noun

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

Verrocchio British

/ verˈrɔkkjo, vəˈrəʊkɪˌəʊ /

noun

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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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.

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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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