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Show STORY OF A FAMOUS STATUE Bronze Piece, Work of Leopardl, Cause of Quarrel Resulting In Itii Being Badly Disfigured. Another statue that has been conveyed con-veyed by sea and landed safely In Rome Is the great- equestrian one of the famous General -Colleoni, which stood on Its lofty edestal In the Caro-pe Caro-pe of SS. Giovanni e Paolo. Ruskln says of tt : "1 do not believe there l n more glorious work of sculpture existing ex-isting In the world." This statue Is. of course, of bronze, and was modeled mod-eled by the Florentine sculptor audi painter Andrea Verroechlo In 14RI, assisted as-sisted by his more famous pupil. Leonardo Leon-ardo da Vinci. Rev. Alexander Robertson Rob-ertson writes In the Christian Herald. After Verrocchlo's death. It was cast In bronze by Leopardl. There Is a story told to the effect that when Leopard! had finished hlr work, he quarreled with the republic-over republic-over It. As he could not come to a settlement, he knocked off the horse's head and escaped to Florence. The republic ordered him to return, hot he refused, saying: "I have knocked off the horse's head. It Is true, hut I enn put It on again: but If I rome to Venice and you take off my bend, you could not put It on again." Th republic forgave him, assured him of his life nnd reward, and he returned and finished bis work. |