INSPIRATION: Sketching Verrocchio at the National Gallery

Earlier in September, Lauren and I had the great opportunity to visit the "Andrea del Verrocchio: Sculptor-Painter of Renaissance Florence" exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. While there, I studied the amazing paintings, sculptures and drawings of the Italian master.

Studies of a terracotta "Sleeping youth" and the painting of "Saint Jerome" by Verrocchio

Study of Verrocchio's drawing "Seated study of Madonna and Child"

Study of the drapery in Verrocchio's painting of the Madonna & Child

Study of a small bronze sculpture of a nude male, title "Il Pugilatore" or the boxer

Sketching the arm of Verrocchio's iconic bronze of David
​(said to be modeled after his young pupil Leonardo da Vinci).