Da Vinci Horses Silk Tie

DESIGNER'S NOTES

A sophisticated Fox & Chave printed silk tie with a design of sketches made by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) for an unrealised bronze sculpture named Il Gran Cavallo or Leonardo's Horse.

Commissioned by Ludovico Sforza the Duke of Milan in 1482, the sculpture was intended to be colossal and the largest equine sculpture in the world. The final work failed to materialise because the metal intended for the statue was repurposed for weapons. Only a clay model was made, which was later destroyed. 

da Vinci originally planned to cast the massive statue in one single bronze pour, a feat of engineering that would have been unprecedented at the time. 

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STYLING

A Fox & Chave silk tie looks best tied in a classic Windsor or half-Windsor knot and worn with a collar style of your choosing. Cutaway or spread collars offer the greatest opportunity to display the detail of your unique silk tie design.