Leonardo's Horse Author:Jean Fritz, Hudson Talbott (Illustrator) At times sad, silly, and telling, this is a wholly entertaining book. Not only a biography of Leonardo da Vinci, it also introduces another artist/dreamer-Charlie Dent. Although separated by centuries, the two men had a common dream -- to create a giant horse for Milan. — War and rain helped to ruin Leonardo's original clay work, and he died ... more »mourning what might have been. By the 1990s, Dent's efforts to create the horse paid off and the statue, a huge wonder, was presented to Italy.
Biographical details of Leonardo's life are mentioned and much of his work is shown throughout the volume, including sketches of the statue. Hudson Talbott's mixed-media artwork enhances the engaging text. The Duke of Milan is portrayed gaping at Leonardo's clay model, scarcely able to believe the greatness of it, and there is an informative page of pictures detailing the creation of the statue in eight steps.« less
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