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Verrocchio

[ vuh-roh-kee-oh; Italian ver-rawk-kyaw ]

noun

  1. An·dre·a del [ahn-, dre, -ah del], 1435–88, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and painter.


Verrocchio

/ verˈrɔkkjo; vəˈrəʊkɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. VerrocchioAndrea del14351488MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptorARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: goldsmith 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

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.

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.

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.

When Verrocchio sees what Leonardo has done, he puts down his own brush.

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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