Pietro Tenerani, 1789 Torano DI Carrara – 1869... Lot n° 202

PSYCHESculpture without base: 112 x 110 x 67 cm. Base: 80 x 116 x 69 cm. Signed and dated "P. Tenerani, 1861". Large sculpture worked in Carrara marble. On a rectangular ground the full figure of a young, scantily clad female figure turned to the right, which can be determined as Psyche by her wings, her gaze directed downwards to the right. On secondary marbled base with fluted profiles and mirror marbling in recessed cartouche. Tenerani studied with the best sculptors of his time, namely Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and Berthel Thorvaldsen (1768/70-1844), who helped him to achieve an exceptionally high quality of work, as exemplified by this lot. The quality of his work was praised far beyond the borders of Italy, so that he was involved, among other things, in the creation of the tomb for Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, in the Michaelskirche in Munich. A year before his demise he was appointed director-general of all the Roman museums and galleries. (1291603) (13) PIETRO TENERANI, 1789 Torano DI Carrara - 1869 Rome PSYCHESculpture excl. base: 112 x 110 x 67 cm. Base: 80 x 116 x 69cm. Signed and dated "P. Tenerani, 1861". Large sculpture in Carrara marble. On rectangular base, the full-length figure of a young, scantily clad female figure, who can be identified as psyche due to her wings, is facing to the right with her gaze directed downwards to the right. Mounted on a marbled base of a later date with fluted profiles and mirror marbling in a recessed cartouche. Tenerani trained with the best sculptors of his time, namely Antonio Canova and Berthel Thorvaldsen, who helped him achieve an exceptionally high quality of work, as is exemplified by this lot. The quality of his work was praised far beyond the borders of Italy, so that, among other things, he was involved in the creation of the tomb for Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, in Munich's Michaelskirche. A year before his death, he was appointed general director of all Roman museums and galleries.