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time that Trivulzio had a medal struck with a bust portrait of
himself and the following remarkable inscription on the reverse:
DEO FAVENTE--1499--DICTVS--10--IA--EXPVLIT--LVDOVICV--SF--
(
(
(
Sfortiam) DVC-- (ducem) MLI (Mediolani)--NOIE
nomine)--REGIS--FRANCORVM--EODEM--ANN --(anno) RED'T (redit)--LVS
Ludovicus)--SVPERATVS ET CAPTVS--EST--AB--EO. In the Library of
the Palazzo Trivulzio there is a MS. of Callimachus Siculus written
at the end of the XVth or beginning of the XVIth century. At the
beginning of this MS. there is an exquisite illuminated miniature of
an equestrian statue with the name of the general on the base; it is
however very doubtful whether this has any connection with
Leonardo's design.
Nos. 731-740, which treat of casting bronze, have probably a very
indirect bearing on the arrangements made for casting the equestrian
statue of Francesco Sforza. Some portions evidently relate to the
casting of cannon. Still, in our researches about Leonardo's work on
the monument, we may refer to them as giving us some clue to the
process of bronze casting at that period.
Some practical hints (706-709).
7
O6.
OF A STATUE.
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