1488 Deaths - Andrea del Verrocchio, Trailokanat, Heinrich Eggestein, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Alexander MacKenzie of Kintail (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Andrea Del Verrocchio, Trailokanat, Heinrich Eggestein, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Alexander Mackenzie of Kintail, John Ii, Duke of Bourbon, Shekha of Amarsar, Francis Ii, Duke of Brittany, Garcia Alvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba, Girolamo Riario, James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, Charles Ii, Duke of Bourbon, Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale, Frederick I of Liegnitz, Clarice Orsini, Aleksei, Wenceslaus of aga, Alvise Cadamosto, Edmund Shaa, Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn, Francesco Accolti, Philip of Viana, Iizasa Ienao, Konoe Fusatsugu, Galeotto Manfredi, Jorg Von Halsbach, Kuj Masatada. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Andrea del Verrocchio, born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, (c. 1435 1488) was an Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter who worked at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence. His pupils included Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi, but he also influenced Michelangelo. He worked in the serenely classic style of the Florentine Early Renaissance. Verrocchio was born in Florence in 1435 to Michele di Francesco Cioni, who worked as a tile and brick maker and, later, as a tax collector. Michele never married, and had to provide financial support for some members of his family. Michele's fame rose upon his joining the Medici court, in which he remained until his workshop moved to Venice. Many believe that Andrea started to work as a goldsmith in the workshop of Giulio Verrocchi, but this is impossible as Giuliano was born in 1447. It is more likely that he was trained by Giuliano's father Francesco di Luca Verrocchio, who was a rich and successful goldsmith and knew Andrea as a youth. The possibility that he apprenticed with Donatello remains unconfirmed. His first effort...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=214865