Andrea del Verrocchio

Andrea del Verrocchio was a Florentine Renaissance sculptor whose work joins attentive observation with carefully balanced design. His bronze David presents a youthful figure after victory, while Christ and Saint Thomas turns a devotional encounter into an interaction between two figures. The equestrian monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice gives a different expression to authority through the rider's bearing and the movement of his horse. Verrocchio worked across several artistic media and led a workshop in which Leonardo da Vinci trained. His sculptures show how pose, clothing, facial expression and technical control of materials could give distinct character to biblical subjects, portraits and public monuments.