Lost Masterpiece Recreated: Ga. museum displays forgotten da Vinci sculptures
- October 01, 2009 12:11
ATLANTA (AP) -- Leonardo da Vinci once spent nearly two decades creating a 26-foot sculpture of a horse to honor a royal Italian family, only to have the plaster masterpiece destroyed by French soldiers. A rare U.S. exhibit of the remaining few sculptures and dozens of sketches by da Vinci and his contemporaries will open Oct. 6 at Atlanta's High Museum of Art, featuring art never seen outside of Europe.