The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2 by Leonardo da Vinci
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written below the sketches.] strong and bruised.
Models for the horse of the Sforza monument (716-718). 7l6. Messer Galeazzo's big genet 717. Messer Galeazzo's Sicilian horse. [Footnote: These notes are by the side of a drawing of a horse with figured measurements.] 718. Measurement of the Sicilian horse the leg from behind, seen in front, lifted and extended. [Footnote: There is no sketch belonging to this passage. Galeazze here probably means Galeazze di San Severino, the famous captain who married Bianca the daughter of Ludovico il Moro.] Occasional references to the Sforza monument (719-724). 719. Again, the bronze horse may be taken in hand, which is to be to the immortal glory and eternal honour of the happy memory of the prince |
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