Putto Poised on a Globe
Andrea del Verrocchio
c. 1480
Medium
unbaked clay
Dimensions
overall: 75 x 38.3 x 23 cm (29 1/2 x 15 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1937.1.128
About the Artist
Andrea del Verrocchio · 1435–1488
Verrocchio was active as a sculptor and painter in Florence in the second half of the 15th century. He had a workshop, in which Leonardo da Vinci trained, and a wide range of patrons, including the Medici family, the Venetian State and the city council of Pistoia.