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Andrea del Verrocchio - Baptism of Christ

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Andrea del Verrocchio - Baptism of Christ
Artist:Andrea del Verrocchio - Title: Baptism of Christ - Medium: Fine Art Giclee on Canvas - Image Size: Approximately 20 inches x 16.5 inches - Unframed on Unstretched Canvas - Biography: Andrea del Verrocchio (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. "Baptism of Christ" is a painting finished around 1475 in the studio of the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea del Verrocchio and generally ascribed to him and his pupil Leonardo da Vinci. Some art historians discern the hands of other members of Verrocchio's workshop in the painting as well.