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From 1612 to 1629 Mochi stayed with brief interruptions in the service of Ranuccio Farnese and created there the first dynamic equestrian statues of the Baroque, breaking decisively with the tradition of Giambologna's school. The first of the two monuments, that of Ranuccio Farnese (1612-20), is to a certain extent still linked to the past, while the later, Alessandro Farnese's (1620-25), breaks entirely new ground. Imbued with a magnificent sweep, the old problem of unifying rider and horse is here solved in an unprecedented way. Never before, moreover, had the figure of the rider held its own so emphatically against the bulk of the horse's body.
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