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Leonardo's horse

Unexecuted sculpture by Leonardo da Vinci

Placeproposed sculptureQ1334925

Also known as Gran Cavallo

Country: United Kingdom

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Leonardo's 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. It was intended to be the largest equestrian statue in the world, a monument to the duke's father Francesco Sforza. Leonardo did extensive preparatory work for it but produced only a large clay model, which was later destroyed.

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Made from material: bronze
Genre: portrait sculpture
equestrian statue
Creator: Leonardo da Vinci
Movement: Italian Renaissance
Name: cheval de bronze released: 1841
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1.Stated in Vies des peintres, sculpteurs et architectes
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horse in bronze
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1.Stated in lives of the most excellent painters,sculptors,and architects
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Country of origin: Italy
Location: Windsor Castle

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