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It was intended to be the largest equestrian statue in the world, a monument to the duke's father Francesco Sforza. Seventy tons of bronze were collected by Ludovico for casting the statue, which approached 8 metres (26 ft) in height, [3] dwarfing earlier horse monuments by Donatello and by Leonardo's former master , Verrocchio .
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.
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...
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 ...
Grierson, P. (1959). ERCOLE D'ESTE AND LEONARDO DA VINCI'S EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF FRANCESCO SFORZA. Italian Studies, 14(1), 40-48. Hanson, E. J. (2012). Inventing the sculptor: Leonardo da Vinci and the persistence of myth (Doctoral dissertation, Washington University) [Abstract].
Studies of Horses' Legs. The present drawing represents a study for the equestrian monument commissioned by Ludovico Sforza in honour of his father, Francesco Sforza, the former Duke of...
May 9, 2018 · Monument to Francesco Sforza in Nagoya Congress Center - 2.jpg 1,738 × 2,048; 3.73 MB. Monument to Francesco Sforza in Nagoya Congress Center - 3.jpg 1,536 × 2,048; 3.12 MB. Sforza Monument By Leonardo da Vinci - panoramio - Roman SUZUKI.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.06 MB. Study for the Sforza Monument.jpg 772 × 701; 141 KB.
