Andrea Verrocchio

Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435--1488), born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de’ Cioni, was an Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter who worked at the court of Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence. His pupils included Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi, but he also influenced Michelangelo. He worked in the serenely classic style of the Florentine Early Renaissance. Verrocchio was born in Florence in 1435 to Michele di Francesco Cioni, who worked as a tile and brick maker and, later,