Experience, the interpreter between creative nature and the human race, teaches the action of nature among mortals: how under the constraint of necessity she cannot act otherwise than as reason, who steers her helm, teaches her to act. LEONARDO DA VINCI, Thoughts on Art and Life. Thursday, August 30, 2012 EXCLUSIVE: Metal casting from Leonardo da Vincis 500-year-old Horse and Rider sculpture unveiled. A metal casting of a 504-year-old Leonardo da Vinci beeswax sculpture was unveiled to the world in a ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles. Horse and Rider is the only known three-dimensional piece of art created by Leonardo to still exist in the world and one of only about two dozen authenticated Leonardo works in the world today. Its a momentous occasion, Art Encounters Rod Maly told Yahoo News before the unveiling at the historic Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. The beeswax sculpture has been in private collections for nearly 500 years, so it has not been promoted. Nothing like this has ever happened in the history of mankind. And in a development that is sure to intrigue historians and art fans alike, the sculpture is believed to contain a thumbprint of Leonardo. The original beeswax sculpture measures 12 inches high, 12 inches long and 7 inches wide, and is believed to have been intended as the model for a much larger sculpture. The Renaissance military figure riding upon a horse was created in 1508 by Leonardo as a gift for his friend and benefactor, French military governor Charles dAmboise. After Leonardos death in 1519, the beeswax sculpture was given to his apprentice Francesco Mezi and is believed to have remained with his family in Italy until the 1930s when it was moved to Switzerland for safekeeping. The first bronze casting of Leonardo da Vincis original Horse and Rider wax sculpture (Jolson PR).
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