LEONARDO DA VINCI (VINCI 1452-AMBOISE 1519)
Recto: A study for the Trivulzio monument. Verso: A study for an equestrian monument
Recto: c.1510-12 and c.1517-18. Verso: c.1517-18RCIN 912356
As with his earlier Sforza monument, Leonardo’s designs for the Trivulzio monument evolved from a horse rearing over a fallen foe to a more stately walking pose. A detailed costing survives for the final design – which must have been very close to the present drawing – but there is no evidence that Leonardo carried out any physical work on the monument.