Leonardo's horse - Wikipedia
Leonardo's Horse (also known as the Sforza Horse or the Gran Cavallo ("Great Horse") ) is a project for a bronze sculpture that was commissioned from Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro, but never completed.
The Full Story of Leonardo's Horse - Da Vinci Science Center
Leonardo’s “Horse That Never Was” would have assured his unparalleled reputation as a sculptor. This is the romantic story of Leonardo’s unfulfilled passion, the resurrection of the idea by Charles C. Dent, and the gift of The Horse to the people of Italy.
Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo dello Sforza - Atlas Obscura
Apr 16, 2010 · Discover Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo dello Sforza in Milan, Italy: Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.
Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior - Wikipedia
The Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior or Budapest horse is a bronze sculpture attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Depicting Francis I of France on a destrier horse, it is estimated to have been cast from a clay or wax model in the first half of the 16th century. [ 1 ]
Leonardo's horse took 500 years to make - National Geographic
Apr 30, 2019 · At the request of Ludovico Sforza, the future Duke of Milan, Leonardo da Vinci began working on a sculpture that would be the largest equestrian statue in the world in 1482. Leonardo made...
Leonardo’s Horse: A Long Shot Pays Off - Smithsonian Magazine
Aug 31, 1998 · In 1482 he commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to create the biggest horse statue ever. Made to honor the duke's father, it was to be 24 feet high.
The Sculpting of Leonardo's Horse - Da Vinci Science Center
The fascinating process of creating the original bronze statue of The Horse from its clay model began when sculptor Nina Akamu and her seven assistants built the 24-foot model from the original eight-foot rendering by using enlarging machines …
Leonardo and The Horse - Da Vinci Science Center
The Da Vinci Science Center (DSC), as it is known today, took shape in July 2003 with the merger of the Discovery Center of Science and Technology and Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse, Inc. (LDVHI) – the nonprofit organization that actualized Leonardo’s vision of placing a 24-foot bronze horse statue in Milan, Italy.
Studies of a horse - Leonardo da Vinci — Google Arts & Culture
At this point Leonardo made many studies of the surface modelling and dimensions of the horse, mainly from the life but, as here, with a distinctly classical appearance doubtless inspired by...
A study of a horse - Leonardo da Vinci — Google Arts & Culture
In the mid-1480s Ludovico Sforza, the ruler (though not yet Duke) of Milan, commissioned Leonardo to make a bronze equestrian monument to his father Francesco. To help him build the clay model...