Further refinement or final finishing applied to an already substantially completed work.
Rifinitura refers to the act of refining, perfecting, or adding final finishing work to something already substantially formed. It overlaps with finitura but often carries the sense of further or final refinement.
In marble sculpture this may involve correcting small irregularities, sharpening transitions, refining details, and bringing surfaces to the intended degree of resolution.
Etymology
From Italian rifinire, formed from the iterative/intensive prefix ri- plus finire, 'to finish.'
Sculptor Notes
Workshop usage may overlap with finitura. Retaining both entries is useful because Italian speakers may use them differently according to context. Cross-reference: Finitura; Levigatura.
References
https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/rifinitura/ | https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/finitura/