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Andrea del Verrocchio - 30 artworks - Art Renewal Center
Italian
painter, draftsman, sculptor, musician and goldsmith
Born 1435 - Died 1488
Born in Florence (Florentine province, Tuscany, Italy)
Died in Venice (Venetian province, Veneto, Italy)
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