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Leonardo da Vinci’s Great Horse

No one knows exactly what it looked like—a giant equestrian statue in honor of the Duke of Milan. It was Leonardo’s idea. “I will make the greatest statue in Italy to honor your deceased father,” he told Ludovico Sforza. “Just … Continue reading

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