Who was leonardo da vinci biography horse

Unfinished sculpture by Leonardo da Vinci

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 MilanLudovico 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.

About five centuries later, Leonardo's surviving designs were used as the basis for sculptures intended to bring the project to fruition.

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History

An equestrian monument was commissioned of Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by Duke of MilanLudovico il Moro. 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 a