Description acceptable. The earliest known medieval artwork of this type may depict one of the Three Wise Men and was created for Bamberg Cathedral. The Jacobins destroyed an artwork of this type in Pavia that included a small dog standing on its hind legs. Alessandro Leopardi lost a contest against Verrocchio to create an artwork of this type in honor of Bartolomeo Colleoni. Roman artworks of this type, such as the Regisole (“ray-jee-SOH-lay”) and a depiction of Marcus Aurelius raising his arm, influenced Renaissance artworks of this type depicting condottieri. The massive Thunder Stone was used in an Étienne Maurice Falconet artwork of this type titled after its use of bronze. For 10 points, name these types of sculptures such as Donatello’s Gattemelata that typically depict leaders on top of their steeds. ■END■
ANSWER: equestrian statues [accept descriptions like statues of people riding horses or on horseback; accept riders or horse riding; accept Bronze Horseman or Medny vsadnik; accept Bamberg Horseman or Der Bamberger Reiter; prompt on condottieri statues until read; prompt on statues or sculptures until “sculptures” is read; reject “equestrian paintings”]
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