 Other notable Italian Baroque sculptors included Alessandro Algardi (1598–1654), whose first major commission was the tomb of Pope Leo XI in the Vatican.He was considered a rival of Bernini, though his work was similar in style.His other major works included a large sculpted bas-relief of the legendary meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila the Hun (1646–1653), in which the Pope persuaded Attila not to attack Rome 

François Duquesnoy (1597–1643) born in Flanders, was another important figure of the Italian Baroque.