After the Second Italian War caused the materials for his statue to be repurposed and his model to be destroyed, Leonardo Da Vinci did not attempt to build his statue for the rest of his life. Centuries later, though, retired American pilot and artist Charles Dent read an article in National Geographic about the unfinished project and decided to create the statue as a tribute to Da Vinci and Italy (Da Vinci Science Center). Dent created an organization called Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse, Inc. in 1982 to start building the statue. After Dent passed away in 1997, sculptor Nina Akamu stepped in to finish the statue. The final statue was placed in San Siro Hippodrome Culture Park in Milan, Italy on September 10, 1999 as a celebration of Da Vinci’s legacy and a display of the bond between nations (Da Vinci Science Center).

“The Full Story of Leonardo's Horse.” Da Vinci Science Center, www.davincisciencecenter.org/about/mission-and-history/leonardo-and-the-horse/the-full-story-of-leonardos-horse/.

Ugc. “Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo Dello Sforza.” Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, 16 Apr. 2010, www.atlasobscura.com/places/leonardo-s-horse-il-cavallo-dello-sforza.