#8217;t always mean you’re good at painting and drawing. Leonardo was originally brought to the Moor who ruled the duchy of Milan by music not art. The Moor became Leonardo’s patron after Leonardo painted an altarpiece for the Church of San Francesco Grande. When the Moor decided to make a bronze statue of his father on horseback Leonardo stepped up to take on the task. Leonardo planned to make the horse first then make the rider separately and add it on later. He studied horses drawing the best the Moor had in his stable he also measured them even dissecting horses to make sure he had the plans just right. In 1493 Leonardo displayed his clay model that was full size. He still had to cast the enormous statue, which could prove to be the hardest part of making the sculpture. He invented a new way to get all the molten bronze into the mold quickly so it didn’t crack when it cooled. When all the bronze required to make the statue (more than seventy tons) was gathered and the molds made the Moor used the bronze to make cannons. The would be eighth wonder of the world was never cast and when the French captured Milan in 1499 the soldiers used Leonardo’s clay model for target practice. It eventually crumbled so even the model of the would be eighth wonder of the world is not around today. As an artist Leonardo also made three famous paintings. The Last Supper, The Masque of the Planets, and of course we all know the last one The Mona Lisa. The Last Supper was of Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper when Jesus had just told his disciples that one of them would betray him. The painting was created from 1495 to 1497 in Santa Maria delle Grazie a church. The Masque of the planets was painted for the marriage of the moor’s nephew and the granddaughter of the King of Naples. The background was a mountain scene with a revolving stage in the middle. On the back was a night scene lit from behind so it looke...
