• Verrocchio's David was commissioned by the Medici family, and popular legend states that the model for the statue was a young artist from Verrocchio's studio...
  • Verrocchio’s David was also commissioned by the Medici, Lorenzo and Giuliano, when work began in 1473 taking 2 years to complete.
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    • What style is Verrocchio David?
    • How was the statue of David made?
    • Why did Verrocchio make David?
  • Andrea del Verrocchio’s bronze statue of David was most likely made between 1473 and 1475. It was commissioned by the Medici family.
  • Andrea del Verrocchio was the leading sculptor of the second half of the 15th century. His bronze “David,” seen here, was commissioned by Lorenzo de’ Medici.
  • – B. Paolozzi Strozzi e M.G. Vaccari a cura di, Il bronzo e l’oro. Il David del Verrocchio restaurato, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Giunti Ed., 2003.
  • David: Verrocchio's David, probably executed between 1465 and 1470, is one of his most famous and admired sculptures.
  • Andrea del Verrocchio's bronze statue of David was most likely made between 1473 and 1475. It was commissioned by the Medici family.
  • This time period after the "Baptism of Christ" results in some of Verrocchio's most famous pieces such as the statue of David that is pictured.