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Early Sculptures

The earliest surviving figurative sculpture of Verrocchio is a small bronze statue of David (1473-75 Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence). The statuette was commissioned by the Medici family and has often been compared to Donatello's more famous version (although not favourably).

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Donatello's David is sensuous, depicted nude and vulnerable. Verrocchio's David is elegantly clothed, posing casually with a sword in one hand and the other hand on his hip. Although it is less emotionally complex than Donatello's version, it was meant to be simpler, and appreciated for its exquisite patina (bronze sheen).

A second important bronze figure was Putto with Dolphin (1479, Palazzo Vecchio Museum, Florence), an adorable little free standing sculpture of Cupid holding a dolphin.

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