SAGE at Penn State Lehigh Valley Offers Leonardo's Horse & Its Trip Through the Foundry

Leonardo’s Horse and Its Trip through the Foundry

Local artist Milan Kralik will tell the story of Charles Dent and his dream of resurrecting the idea of Leonardo’s horse, building it, and giving it to Italy as a gift from the American people. The talk begins with a brief summary of Leonardo daVinci’s efforts to create the world’s largest bronze equestrian monument, then moves to Charles Dent organizing Leonardo daVinci’s Horse, Inc. (LDVHI) and taking the reins of this project in 1978, covering the horse’s evolution from clay to bronze at Tallix Art Foundry.  This includes the artistic and technical aspects of sculpting, enlarging, mold making, casting, fabrication, and engineering of the armature.