Benchi Brothers

The Benchi Brothers were two artists who owned a paint workshop and were the rival of the nearby Verrocchio's Workshop. Their most notable apprentice was Michelangelo.

Biography
When Mazzini burst into Verrocchio's, looking for the artist who had been in the morgue, Verrocchio suggested he ask at Benchis' to which Mazzini replied he already had. (Time Waits)

The Benchi Brothers' apprentice, Michelangelo, made it to the final of the city arts contest but was beaten by Tomaso Gherardini from Verrocchio's Workshop. (Angels and Cherubs)