Andrea del Verrocchio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrea del Verrocchio

Florentine sculptor, goldsmith and painter of the Renaissance

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1488

Profession: goldsmith, painter, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Andrea del Verrocchio (, also US: , Italian: [an'dr??a del ver'r?kkjo]; c.?1435 – 1488), born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and goldsmith who was a master of an important workshop in Florence.
He apparently became known as Verrocchio after the surname of his master, a goldsmith.
Few paintings are attributed to him with certainty, but a number of important painters were trained at his workshop.
His pupils included Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi.
His greatest importance was as a sculptor and his last work, the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice, is generally accepted as a masterpiece.