安德烈·德爾·韋羅基奧 Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488)
Andrea del Verrocchio originally named Andrea di Michele di Francesco de’ Cioni was an intalian painter, sculptor, and goldsmith who was a master of an important workshop in Florence. He became known as Verrocchio after the surname of his master, a goldsmith. His pupils included Renaissance artists Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino and Lorenzi di Credi. He also had great influence on Michaelangelo. His other notable work include a bronze sculpture titled Christ and St Thomas located on the exterior walls of the Orsanmichele in Florence, Italy. His greatest importance was as a sculptor and his last work, the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice, although the artist passed away before the sculpture can be completed, the Venetian State commissioned Alessandro Leopardi to complete the work while remaining true to Verrocchio’s style and ideals. The work is recognized as a masterpiece up to this day. Despite his importance as the representative of 15th century Italian Renaissance, very few paintings are attributed to him with certainty, his most famous painting is Tobias and the Angel, the two main characters are painted by Verrocchio, and some part of the work art attributed to the young Leonardo da Vinci.