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Madonna and Child with Saints

altarpiece by Verrocchio
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The Madonna and Child with Saints is an altarpiece by Andrea del Verrocchio, a prominent 15th-century Florentine sculptor and painter who also taught Leonardo da Vinci. While Verrocchio is renowned for his sculptures, such as the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni, he also produced paintings. The Madonna and Child with Saints altarpiece, located in the Donato de' Medici Chapel in Pistoia Cathedral, was largely completed by Verrocchio's pupil, Lorenzo di Credi, and is not entirely representative of Verrocchio's own hand. This work depicts the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, surrounded by saints, a common theme in Renaissance art that often emphasized humanistic elements and emotional expression.12

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