Franscsco Sforza,military leader. Historical artwork of a rider on a rearing horse by the Italian artist,engineer and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). This sketch is a study for the Sforza monument,depicting Francesco Sforza who was Duke of Milan from 1450-1466. Sforza was an expert tactician and field commander. He modernized the city of Milan,which became a centre of Renaissance learning and culture. At the time of its commission the Sforza monument was to be the world's largest statue. In 1473,da Vinci created a 7.2 metre high clay model of the monument,but this was destroyed before the bronze cast could be made | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Terry, Sheila |
Bildgröße: | 3625 px × 2873 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |