LEONARDO da Vinci
(b. 1452, Vinci, d. 1519, Cloux, near Amboise)

Equestrian Statue

1516-19
Bronze, 24,3 cm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

This is the only authentic sculpture of Leonardo. It was a model for the equestrian statue of French King Francis I. The planned monumental statue has never been realized.