Verrocchios

Verrocchios is the plural form of the Italian surname Verrocchio. It may refer to people bearing the surname, most prominently Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435–1488), an Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith and a leading figure of the Florentine Renaissance. He ran a workshop in Florence that trained artists including Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. His commissions included public and religious works; the best-known is the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice. In art history, the Verrocchio workshop is credited with disseminating the early Florentine Renaissance style. The term Verrocchios may also refer to works produced by or attributed to his workshop; attribution can be complex for some pieces. The surname is Italian in origin and historically concentrated in Tuscany, especially Florence, with descendants or bearers in various regions of Italy. There is no separate organization or school named Verrocchios; rather, the term is a plural reference to individuals sharing the surname or to works linked to Andrea del Verrocchio.