Andrea del Verrocchio, born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, was an Italian sculptor, painter and goldsmith who lived from about 1435 to 1488 and was master of a workshop in Florence. He was the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci, who assisted in painting The Baptism of Christ, and his pupils also included Pietro Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi. Few paintings are attributed to him with certainty, but as a sculptor his best known work is the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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He was the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci, who assisted in painting The Baptism of Christ.
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He was the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci, who assisted in painting The Baptism of Christ, and his pupils also included Pietro Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi.
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Around the age of 14, he became a garzone (studio boy) in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, who was the leading Florentine painter and sculptor of his time.
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