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History. Sketched plan of cast for the head portion of the horse (right) An equestrian monument was commissioned of Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro. It was intended to be the largest equestrian statue in the world, a monument to the duke's father Francesco Sforza.
Description: In 1482, Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, challenged Leonardo Da Vinci to build the largest equestrian statue the world had ever seen in honor of his father, Francesco.
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Leonardo's Horse. The monument in Piazza della Libertà was inspired by Leonardo’s unfinished project for a colossal statue in honour of Francesco Sforza, on the creation of which Leonardo...
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, tested Leonardo Da Vinci in 1482 to construct the biggest equestrian statue the world had ever found to pay tribute to his dad, Francesco. In spite of the best endeavours of the Duke and the incredible craftsman, the Sforza horse monument would not move toward becoming a reality until the point when a resigned ...
Leonardo and the equestrian monument for Francesco Sforza : the story of an unrealized monumental sculpture Andrea Bernardoni 2009, Leonardo da Vinci and the art of sculpture (edited by) Gary M. Radke, Atlanta : High museum of art
- Andrea Bernardoni
Sep 14, 1999 · Five hundred years to the day that French soldiers destroyed a work in progress by Leonardo da Vinci of what would have been the largest equestrian statue in existence, a 24-foot-high, 15-ton...
Francesco's coat of arms encircled with the garter. Francesco I Sforza KG ( Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈpriːmo ˈsfɔrtsa]; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death.
