The Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is a Renaissance sculpture in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy, created by Andrea del Verrocchio in 1480–1488. Portraying the condottiero Bartolomeo Colleoni (who served for a long time under the Republic of Venice), it has a height of 395 cm

The Bartolomeo Colleoni Monument is among the best-known works of Andrea del Verrocchio, a Florentine sculptor and painter, and a teacher of Leonardo da Vinci. Verrochio died in 1488, before finishing the work, and the statue was finished by Alessandro Leopardi in 1495.

Il Monumento equestre a Bartolomeo Colleoni è una statua bronzea (altezza 395 centimetri senza la base) di Andrea del Verrocchio, realizzata tra il 1480 e il 1488 e situata a Venezia in Campo San Zanipolo.

Sep 15, 2019 · Verrocchio’s final work of monumental sculpture was the bronze equestrian statue of the mercenary captain Bartolomeo Colleoni for the city of Venice. It presents the fearsome commander in armor astride a muscular horse with flowing mane.

Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni Initially, Venice turned to the great Florentine artist Andrea Verrocchio (who was the master of Leonardo da Vinci) to make the statue of the horse, and to Bartolomeo Bellano (a disciple of Donatello) to make the figure of Colleoni.

The Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is a Renaissance sculpture in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy, executed by Andrea del Verrocchio in 1480–88. Portraying the condottiero Bartolomeo Colleoni (who served for a long time under the Republic of Venice), it has a height of 395 cm excluding the pedestal.

Andrea del Verrocchio (1435 – 1488) was an Italian painter and sculptor. His pupils included Leonardo da Vinci. Verocchio, having made the clay model of the statue, died in 1488, before it had been cast in bronze.

Equestrian Statue of Colleoni 1481-95 Gilded bronze, height 395 cm (without base) Campo di Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice: In 1479 the Venetian authorities had decided to erect a monument to the mercenary Bartolomeo Colleoni of Bergamo who had died in 1475, leaving funds for an equestrian in his honour.

Aug 7, 2019 · Andrea del Verrocchio ottenne la commissione nel 1480 e realizzò la Statua di Bartolomeo Colleoni tra il 1480 e il 1488. L’opera è considerata la seconda statua di un condottiero a cavallo del Rinascimento. La prima invece è quella dedicata al Gattamelata a Padova, realizzata da Donatello intorno al 1446-1453. L’artista e la società.

Verrocchio was a direct forerunner 'of Michelangelo. It matters little-whether Verrocchio or Leopardi designed the decoration of the bridle and saddle. It is sharp and strong, harmonizing with the horse and his rider. In contrast with this powerful …