The Leonardo Da Vinci Horse & The Pilot

Thereby hangs a tale. The modern-day horse was launched by a small sidebar in a larger article about Leonardo da Vinci in the September 1977 issue of National Geographic - titled The Horse That Never Was. Leonardo dreamed of a monumental bronze horse that would glow in the Milanese sunlight, guaranteeing his place in history as a sculptor, for none larger had ever been conceived... and then lost. The romantic legend, interwoven with creative genius and human frailty cast its spell over Charles D