{"product_id":"the-sculptures-of-andrea-del-verrocchio-9780300071948","title":"The Sculptures of Andrea del Verrocchio","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndrea del Verrocchio was the preeminent sculptor in late fifteenth-century Florence and one of the leading artists in Renaissance Europe. In every genre of statuary  Verrocchio made formal and conceptual contributions of the greatest significance  and many of his sculptures  such as the Christ and St. Thomas and the Colleoni Monument  are among the masterpieces of Renaissance art. A favorite artist of Lorenzo de Medici and the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci  Verrocchio was a key link between the innovations of the fifteenth century and the creations of the High Renaissance.  This beautiful catalogue raisonn is the first comprehensive and detailed study of Verrocchios extraordinary and innovative sculptures. Andrew Butterfield has combined careful visual analysis of the sculptures with groundbreaking research into their function  iconography  and historical context. In order to explain Verrocchios contributions to the different genres of Renaissance sculpture  Butterfield provides new and important information on a broad range of issues such as the typology and social history of Florentine tombs  the theoretical problems in the production of perspectival reliefs  and the origins of the Figura serpentinata. Furthermore  Butterfield draws on a spectrum of often overlooked texts to elucidate fundamental iconographical problems  for example  the significance of David in quattrocento Florence.  In its scope  depth  and clarity  The Sculptures of Andrea del Verrocchio will rank as one of the finest studies of an Italian sculptor ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648049963061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300071949","price":257.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300071948.jpg?v=1781707889","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sculptures-of-andrea-del-verrocchio-9780300071948","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}