Sujet

Study for the Sforza Monument, c1488-1493 (1954).Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Légende

Study for the Sforza Monument, c1488-1493 (1954). Study for the great bronze equestrian statue of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, commissioned by his son and successor, Ludovico. Leonardo created a life-sized clay model of the statue, but it was never completed as in 1494 Ludovico used the 70 tons of bronze set aside for it to manufacture cannon to fight the invading French. Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1954

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C45_115

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,3Mo (2,4Mo) / 40,1cm x 31,5cm / 4734 x 3717 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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