Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s work is particularly revered by art historians.
Yet, the work of his lesser known apprentice,Giuliano Finelli, are just as breathtaking.
Finelli was born in 1601 in Torrano di Carrara, Italy and received formal training in sculpting in Naples.
Bust of Maria Duglioli Barberini in the Louvre (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[CC BY 3.0])
Under Berninis tutelage, Finelli grew his artistic ability and his political connections.
Even the minute string which binds the beads of the figures necklace is visible.
You’d think he used real lace for the bust’s ruff.
Detail of the bust of Maria Duglioli Barberini in the Louvre (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[CC BY 3.0])
But it’s all marble.
Detail of the bust of Maria Duglioli Barberini in the Louvre (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[CC BY 3.0])
Beautiful lace details on the bust of Maria Duglioli Barberini (Photos:Kim Rempel)
“Apollo & Daphne” by Bernini (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[CC BY-SA 4.0])
