page_title: Condottiero
hierarchical_section_title: Condottiero
caption_attribution_description: English&#x3a;&#32; Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni by Andrea del Verrocchio (Cast by Alessandro Leopardi)Français&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Statue de Bartolomeo Colleoni par Andrea del Verrocchio (Alessandro Leopardi fondeur)Italiano&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Statua di Bartolomeo Colleoni di Andrea del Verrocchio (scelto da Alessandro Leopardi) Andrea Verrocchio &#160;(1435&#8211;1488)&#160;&#160;&#160;Alternative names Birth name&#58; born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' CioniDescriptionItalian painter, sculptor and goldsmithDate of birth/death 1435 or 1436 date QS:P,+1435-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1435-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1436-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 7 October 1488&#160;Location of birth/death Florence VeniceWork location Florenz, VenedigAuthority control : Q183458 VIAF:&#8201;22937274 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 2277 4371 ULAN:&#8201;500003951 LCCN:&#8201;n79063980 NLA:&#8201;35684427 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q183458
context_page_description: Condottieri were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served European monarchs and Popes during the Italian Wars of the Renaissance and the European Wars of Religion. Notable condottieri include Prospero Colonna, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Cesare Borgia, the Marquis of Pescara, Andrea Doria, and the Duke of Parma,
  The term condottiero in medieval Italian originally meant "contractor", given that the condotta was the contract by which the condottieri put themselves in the service of a city or of a lord, but became a synonym of "military leader" during the Renaissance and Reformation era. Some authors have described Guido da Landriano as the "first condottiero" and Napoleon Bonaparte as the "last condottiero". According to this view, the condottieri tradition would span a huge diverse period from the battle of Legnano in 1176 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
context_section_description: Condottieri (Italian: [kondotˈtjɛːri]; singular condottiero or condottiere) were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served European monarchs and Popes during the Italian Wars of the Renaissance and the European Wars of Religion. Notable condottieri include Prospero Colonna, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Cesare Borgia, the Marquis of Pescara, Andrea Doria, and the Duke of Parma,
  The term condottiero in medieval Italian originally meant "contractor",  given that the condotta was the contract by which the condottieri put themselves in the service of a city or of a lord, but became a synonym of "military leader" during the Renaissance and Reformation era. Some authors have described Guido da Landriano (the real figure behind the legendary Alberto da Giussano) as the "first condottiero" and Napoleon Bonaparte (in virtue of his Italian origins) as the "last condottiero". According to this view, the condottieri tradition would span a huge diverse period from the battle of Legnano in 1176 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Most historians would narrow it down to the years from c.1350 to c.1650, with a particular focus on the rise of the commanders of free companies (capitani di ventura) and their transformation into captain generals fighting for the major powers during the struggle for political and religious supremacy in Europe.
caption: The equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni
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