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The Mind of Leonardo
IV.5
IV.5
Antonio del Pollaiolo, Studies for equestrian monument of Francesco Sforza
  [ IV.5  The Sforza Monument ]  
 
     

The equestrian monument to Francesco Sforza, on which Leonardo worked during his first stay in Milan (1482-1499), was one of the most audacious artistic and technological challenges of the Renaissance. Leonardo’s approach depended on the study of the perfect proportions for the horse and on the definition of the muscular conformation of its pose.
 
IV.5.A The Sforza Monument
IV.5.A The Sforza Monument		 IV.5.B Anatomy, Drawing from Nature and Proportions
IV.5.B Anatomy, Drawing from Nature and Proportions		 IV.5.C The Molding Process
IV.5.C The Molding Process		IV.5.D The Machines
IV.5.D The Machines		 IV.5E The Smelting System
IV.5E The Smelting System
 
       
       
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