Show STORY OF A FAMOUS STATUE bronze piece work af of leopard Leopar dl cause of quarrel resulting in iti tn being badly disfigured another statue that has been conveyed keyed by sea and landed safely in rome brome is IB the greit creat equestrian one of the famous general colleoni whal sto stood od on its lofty edesa in the campo of SS giovanni e paolo burkin say pays of it 1 I do not belleve believe there cherew laa a more florl glorious lous work of sculpture ex i alln aing in the world this statue ta is of course of bronze and was waa matl aled hy by the sculptor snit andr painter andr andren an in 1481 pit assisted by his more famous pupil leon ordo do da vinci vencl rev alexander robertson writes in the christian 11 herald erald atter death it was cast in bronze by Leopar leonardl dl there Is a story told to the effect that when leonardl Leopar dl had finished hav hl work he quarreled with the republic over it As he could not come to settlement he knocked oft off the horses horse I 1 head and escaped to florence the republic ordered him to return but he refu Fl td saying 1 I have knocked off the horses head it Is true but I 1 fan can put it on again but if I 1 conw to venice and you take off my beed bc nd you could not put it ID op again the republic forgave forga ve him ahn of his life and reward and he and finished his work |