Gaius Julius Caesar
White marble.The time of Trajan.
Total height 0.91 m. Height of face 0.45 m. Inv. No. 6038.Naples, National Archaeological Museum
Gaius Julius Caesar.
White marble.
The time of Trajan.
Total height 0.91 m. Height of face 0.45 m.
The time of Trajan.
Total height 0.91 m. Height of face 0.45 m.
Inv. No. 6038.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum
(Napoli, Museo archeologico nazionale).
Origin:
From Farnese collection.
Description:
Has been considerably restored, but it has an ancient core.
Literature:
P. E. Visconti, Ikonographie Romaine, vol. 2 (Paris, 1824), p. 19—20, pl. 17—18.
J. J. Bernoulli, Römische Ikonographie, vol. 1 (Stuttgart, 1882), No. 1.
F. Johansen, «Antichi ritratti di C. Giulio Cesare nella scultura», Analecta Romana Instituti Danici 4 (Copenhagen, 1967), p. 37, pl. 20a—b.
B. Ashmole, Forgeries of Ancient Sculpture: Creation and Detection, The First J. L. Myres Memorial Lecture Delivered in New College, Oxford, May 9, 1961 (Oxford, 1961), p. 6.
J. J. Bernoulli, Römische Ikonographie, vol. 1 (Stuttgart, 1882), No. 1.
F. Johansen, «Antichi ritratti di C. Giulio Cesare nella scultura», Analecta Romana Instituti Danici 4 (Copenhagen, 1967), p. 37, pl. 20a—
B. Ashmole, Forgeries of Ancient Sculpture: Creation and Detection, The First J. L. Myres Memorial Lecture Delivered in New College, Oxford, May 9, 1961 (Oxford, 1961), p. 6.
Credits:
© 1987. Photo, text: Johansen F. S. «Portraits in Marble of Gaius Julius Caesar: a Review». Ancient Portraits in the J. Paul Getti Museum. Vol. I. 1987, p. 28, 32.
Keywords: απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt of a man male maschile uomo männliches mann masculin un homme porträtbüste portraitkopf roman romana römisches romain romano römischer δικτάτορα γάιος ιούλιος καίσαρ dictator gaius julius caesar caius iulius dittatore gaio giulio cesare diktator cäsar dictateur jules césar γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό romani römisch römische römischen romaine romains romaines προτομή bust busto büste buste κεφάλι κεφαλή head testa kopf tête white marble marmo bianco weiße weißer marmor marbre blanc λευκό μάρμαρο from the farnese collection collezione sammlung farnèse colossal colossale kolossaler kolossale κολοσσιαία κολοσσιαίο inv no 6038
