The equestrian monument of Bartolomeo Colleoni of Andrea del Verrocchio is a bronze statue built between 1480 and 1488 and located in Venice in Campo San Zanipolo. It is the second equestrian statue of the Renaissance, after the monument to the Gattamelata of Donatello in Padua, dated 1446-1453.
The biggest problem of this type of representation was the static: if you wanted to represent the horse in step, with a paw raised to give a sign of majestic gait, this involved considerable concerns for the works, because the heavy bronze came to be tied to three relatively slender supports represented by the legs of the horse. Donatello in Padua solved the problem with caution, through the stratagem of placing the hoof raised on a sphere. Verrocchio was the first to succeed successfully in the task of supporting the monuments on only three legs.
The work of Verrocchio rapresents a leader set according to an unprecedented dynamic rigour, with a vigorously turned bust, his head firmly aimed at the enemy, his legs rigidly apart with a compass, his gritty and vital gestures. The armour is modern and complete with the helmet and crest creating a shaded area on the face that frames it, making the facial frown mimic more expressive.
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