A Sculptor Shaped by Habsburg Patronage and Florentine Tradition Leone Leoni, known to history as Pompeo Leoni, was a master of form whose hands breathed life into metal and stone during the height of the Italian Renaissance. Born in Menaggio, Lombardy, around 1509, Leoni’s journey from a skilled goldsmith to a celebrated sculptor of monarchs is a testament to the transformative power of technical precision and ambitious patronage. Wh…