Verrocchio

Colleoni monument — Leonardo's teacher

Sculptor, painter, goldsmith, and the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci. His equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice is the most dynamic and forceful monument of the Renaissance — the horse and rider project a coiled energy that anticipates the Baroque.

Key works

• Equestrian statue of Colleoni~1480-1488— The most dynamic Renaissance equestrian
  Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
• Baptism of Christ~1475— Young Leonardo painted the angel — and surpassed the master
  Uffizi, Florence

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