Casa degli Omenoni

Casa degli Omenoni, at via degli Omenoni 3, was built around 1565 by the sculptor Leone Leoni, court artist to Charles V and Philip II, as his own home and workshop. The façade is marked by eight colossal telamons, carved by Antonio Abondio, depicting defeated barbarians; in the frieze beneath the cornice a relief of Calumny torn apart by lions alludes to the family name. Since 1924 the building has housed the Clubino.

Between 2021 and 2022 RIVA carried out the conservative restoration of the façade and its sculptures: a thorough, meticulous intervention of national and academic significance. The stone surfaces were cleaned with latest-generation lasers and consolidated with methods developed according to the characteristics of each lithotype. The scaffolding came down in February 2022.

The work earned the company the Mezzanotte Prize 2023 for the best restoration project, presented at the MADE expo conference with the contribution of Assorestauro, ANCE and the Stati Generali del Patrimonio Italiano.