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Verrocchio: Sculptor & Renaissance Florence
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Andrea deI Verrocchio (c. 1435 - 1488) was one of the great artists of the ltalian Renaissance. His works in bronze and marble rival ancient sculptures in their naturalism, expressiveness, and sophisticated design. As a true "Renaissance man," he was aIso a gifted painter and draftsman whose innovations deeply influenced the young artists of his busy workshop, incIuding his prize pupiI, Leonardo da Vinci. This film, narrated by GIenn CIose, telIs the story of Verrocchio's career as a favored scuIptor of the Medici, the most powerful family of Renaissance FIorence, and expIores his coIIaborations with Leonardo. lt incIudes new footage of the original settings for his works — the beautifuI churches, palaces, and public spaces of Florence, Pistoia, and Venice. |
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