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Andrea del Verrocchio's David was ______ by Piero de' Medici, one of wealthiest and most influential men in 15th-century Florence.

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Answer: commissioned.

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Andrea Del Verrocchio’s David was commissioned by Piero de’ Medici, and was placed in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in 1476. Verrocchio cast this sculpture in bronze from a young boy of around 14 in his studio.

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