Pietro Tenerani, 1789-1869
Psyche in a Feint, 1869, marble
National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, Italy
Tuscan sculptor Pietro Tenerani captured Psyche fainting in this marble work of art… but it is not the only version of it that Tenerani represented. In fact, a purist at heart, Tenerani had so much compassion for Psyche in a Faint at the hand of Venus’ jealousy that he represented it in much of his work.


















