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for Venice. Verrocchio's will recommended
Lorenzo to the Venetian authorities to finish the job; at that point the statue seems only to have existed in clay, and casting had not begun. Lorenzo transferred his rights, such as they were, to another artist, apparently a "bronze technician". It was
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Lorenzo is usually described as a sculptor and, given his father's profession and the important part sculpture played in
Verrocchio's workshop, he no doubt received training in it. But he seems to have worked largely or entirely in paint, though drawings are also attributed to him. The workshop
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says that he avoided large paintings of all sorts, preferring to create smaller works with a meticulous finish.
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eventually finished by the Venetian bronze sculptor
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