Such is the tale of which the party story of Kirk appeared to Ritson to have been a Rifacimento; but it is rather the foundation than the superstructure.
"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)"
Isaac Disraeli
There is certainly a Rifacimento of some kind or other; which should denote the head to have been twice painted.
"A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two"
Thomas Frognall Dibdin
In spite of its strongly marked Michelangelesque mannerism, both as regards feeling, facial type, and design, I cannot regard the bas-relief, in its present condition at least, as a genuine work, but rather as the production of some imitator, or the Rifacimento of a restorer.
"The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti"
John Addington Symonds