Pio Fedi

Pio Fedi (31 May 1816, Viterbo - 1 June 1892, Florence) was an Italian sculptor who worked chiefly in the Romantic style.

From 1838 to 1840, he lived in Vienna with his father and continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, but he was forced to abandon that potential career due to eye problems caused by the acid fumes.

He is also known for two sculptures in the Loggiato degli Uffizi depicting the illustrious Tuscans, Nicola Pisano and Andrea Cesalpino.

His other works include The Fury of Atamante, King of Thebes, The Genius of Fishing, Hope Nourishing Love, Hyppolite and Dianora del Bardi, and Castalla persecuted by Apollon.

[3] In addition, he designed the Monument to General Manfredo Fanti, molded in bronze by Clemente Papi [it], which stands in the Piazza San Marco.