He trained alongside Leonardo, painted frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, and taught the young Raphael, as well as being a great painter.
Verrocchio
Early paintings showing signs of what is to come: his Annunciation, portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci, and Madonna of the Carnation.
His pupils, and the pupils of those artists, included Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Perugino, Ghirlandaio, and di Credi.
Over 550 years ago, a 14 year-old boy started his apprenticeship with the Florentine painter and sculptor Verrocchio. He was Leonardo da Vinci, and here are some of his master’s works.
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