Show STORY OF A FAMOUS STATUE bronze piece work of leopardi Leopar dl cause of quarrel resulting in ito being badly disfigured another statue that has been con keyed by sea and landed safely in rome Is the great equestrian one of the famous general colleoni which stood sn on its lofty le ed destal estal in the campo of SS giovanni e paolo ruskin says of it 1 I do not believe there Is a more glor glorious lous work of sculpture existing in the world this statue Is of course of bronze and was mm aled by the file florentine sculptor and painter andrea in 1481 assisted by his more famous pupil leonn ardo da vinci rev alexander roh ertson writes in the christian herald after death it was cast in bronze by Leop leohardt Leopar ardt dl thye there Is a story told to the effect that when ihen Leopar leonardl dl and inched h his 13 work he quarreled with the republic c over it 11 As he be could not come to a settlement he knocked oft off the hordes hend bend and escaped to florence the republic ordered him to return but bill he refu refund saying 1 I have knocked off the horses licad it 1 Is true but I 1 can put it on again but if I 1 come to venice and you take off my hend you could not put it on again T the I 1 republic forgave him assured him of his life find and reward and lie ho returned and finished ills his work |