Verrocchio - Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence

A comprehensive survey of the work of this most influential Florentine artist and teacher

Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435-1488) was one of the most versatile and inventive artists of the Italian Renaissance. He created art across media, from his spectacular sculptures and paintings to his work in goldsmithing, architecture, and engineering. His expressive, confident drawings provide a key point of contact between sculpture and painting. He led a vibrant workshop where he taught young artists who later became some of the greatest painters of the period, including Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Lorenzo di Credi, and Domenico Ghirlandaio.

This beautifully illustrated book presents a comprehensive survey of Verrocchio's art, spanning his entire career and featuring some fifty sculptures, paintings, and drawings, in addition to works he created with his students. Through incisive scholarly essays, in-depth catalog entries, and breathtaking illustrations, this volume draws on the latest research in art history to show why Verrocchio was one of the most innovative and influential of all Florentine artists.

Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

About the author

Andrew Butterfield is an independent scholar. His books include Donatello in Motion and Body and Soul: Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance and Baroque Sculpture.

Additional text

"This book is a necessary addition to any library of the Renaissance art of Florence."---Alexander Adams, The Jackdaw

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Butterfield
• Assisted by: Andrew Butterfield (Editor), Butterfield Andrew (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.08.2021
• EAN: 9780691233086
• ISBN: 978-0-691-23308-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; European History, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, ART / European, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, Italy, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Renaissance art, Individual artists, art monographs, Renaissance style, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600