MINO DA FIESOLE
(b. 1429, Poppi, d. 1484, Firenze)

Funeral Monument to Francesco Tornabuoni

1470s
Marble
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

The tomb features a relief sculpture of a male figure laying on his back with his hands crossed. He is resting on a rectangular base supported by two creatures with wings and claws. A sculpture of the sun is above the male figure.

Francesco Tornabuoni (died c. 1436) was an Italian merchant and ambassador; he was the grandfather of Lorenzo the Magnificent.