Show STORY OF A FAMOUS STATUE Bronze Piece Work of Cause 0 of Quarrel Resulting In Itji Un Being Badly Disfigured Another statue stathe that has been c conveyed con conveyed con n- n by hy sea flea and landed safely In Rome flomp Is the great equestrian n one ne of the famous General Colleoni which stood stood on Its Ha lofty In the he Campo Cam Cam- po of OTt SS Giovanni e Paolo Ruskin says of ot It I d do not ot be believe eve there 1 i ia Is Ismore a more more glorious work of sculpture existing ex fx In the world This statue l 18 of cou course courie of bronze and was moM moM- sled Hed d by the Florentine sculptor and amY tC Andrea Andrla o In 1481 assisted as- as assisted as by his more his more famous pupil annil Leon Leon- ardo orlo da do Vinci Rev RevS Alexander Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- c ertson writes In the Christian n Herald Att After r death Math It was castIn cast castIn In bronze by rill j There W t a n story told to the effect that when Leopardi had finished his work ork he quarreled with the republic over lt It As h he could not come to a ft I settlement he knocked oft off the horses horse's bead head and escaped to Florence The The- republic ordered him to return but buthe buthe he be refund saying I J I have knocked off oft the horses horse's head I It Is true but I ICan Ican Can con can put It on a again aln but If I come I-come- cometo come to Venice and yon you take off ort my my- head bead you could not put It on again The The- republic for forgave ave him bun assured him of his hIs' life nf and reward and he returned and arid finished his Juis work j |