Examines the life of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his unfinished sculpture of a huge horse he was commissioned to create for the Duke of Milan in the late 1400s, and discusses how the project was taken up by pilot Charlie Dent in 1977 and, after several setbacks, completed and presented as a gift to Milan in 1999.
year: 2001
call number/section: 1000, 730.92, 759.4, 730, 920, 700.92, 690, 759.5
subjects: dent, charles c, juvenile literature, leonardo, da vinci, 1452-1519, francesco sforza, cavallo di leonardo (milan, italy), juvenile literature, bronzes, american, bronzes, 20th century, united states, horses in art, statues, milan
Editions
Fritz, Jean
G.P. Putnam's Sons (2001)
Examines the life of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his unfinished sculpture of a huge horse he was commissioned to create for the Duke of Milan in the late 1400s, and discusses how the project was taken up by pilot Charlie Dent in 1977 and, after several setbacks, completed and presented as a gift to Milan in 1999.
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