FINELLI, Giuliano
(b. 1601, Carrara, d. 1653, Rome)

Bust of Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger

1630
Marble, life-size
Casa Buonarroti, Florence

The best of Finelli's portraits, such as that of Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, a descendant of Michelangelo, revels in an almost miraculous evocation of hair, hands and fabric.