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Andrea del Verrocchio
Renaissance
Renaissance

Andrea del Verrocchio

Born 1435 Died 1488

A Florentine Renaissance Polymath: The World of Andrea del Verrocchio Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, known to history as Andrea del Verrocchio, occupies a pivotal position in the Italian Renaissance. Born in Florence around 1435, his life coincided with a period of extraordinary artistic and intellectual ferment. While celebrated today for his sculptures – particularly the monumental equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni – Verrocchio was far more than simply a sculptor; he was a painter, goldsmith, and, crucially, a master craftsman who ran one of Florence’s most influential wo…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Andrea del Verrocchio's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.