Milan – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:34:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Umberto I https://equestrianstatue.org/umberto-i-4/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:57:15 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20988 Bas relief above the entrance of the tower of the Sforza castle in Milan

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]]> Cavallo https://equestrianstatue.org/il-cavallo/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:49:29 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20924 In 1482, Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, challenged Leonardo Da Vinci to build the largest equestrian statue the world had ever seen in honor of his father, Francesco. Despite the best efforts of the Duke and the legendary artist, the monumental Cavallo dello Sforza would not become reality until a retired airline pilot from Pennsylvania … Continue reading "Cavallo"

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]]> Visconti, Bernabo https://equestrianstatue.org/barnabo-visconti/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:37:22 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20913 Boninio de Campione sculpted the equestrian statue of Bernabò Visconti for the church of San Giovanni in Conca around 1363. Its positioning near the church’s main altar was regarded as highly problematic by contemporaries and it was commented on by poet and intellectual Petrarch among others. The equestrian statue was reused – with changes and additions carried … Continue reading "Visconti, Bernabo"

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]]> Tresseno, Oldrado de https://equestrianstatue.org/tresseno-oldrado-de/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:57 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/tresseno-oldrado-de/ The post Tresseno, Oldrado de appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Emanuele ll, Vittorio https://equestrianstatue.org/emanuele-ll-vittorio/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1312 The post Emanuele ll, Vittorio appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Garibaldi, Giuseppe https://equestrianstatue.org/garibaldi-guiseppe-8/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1387 The post Garibaldi, Giuseppe appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Missori, Giuseppe https://equestrianstatue.org/missori-guiseppe/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1712 The statue, inaugurated in 1916, features an unusually weary-looking horse, which the Milanese reportedly nicknamed “caval de brüm” (roughly meaning “carriage horse”) because of its less than martial appearance; a saying “te pàret el cavall del Missori” (“you look like Missori’s horse”) is also sometimes used in Milan to address someone who looks sad. That … Continue reading "Missori, Giuseppe"

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]]> Napoleon III https://equestrianstatue.org/napoleon-iii/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1742 The post Napoleon III appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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