Gaius Julius Caesar
White marble.Total height 0,38 m, height of the head 0,23 m.
Fake. Zurich, Museum
Gaius Julius Caesar.
White marble.
Total height 0,38 m, height of the head 0,23 m.
Fake.
Total height 0,38 m, height of the head 0,23 m.
Fake.
Zurich, Museum.
Origin:
The so-called Zurich Caesar, formerly in the collection of the late Emil Bührle, has been known since 1931, when it was in the collection of Countess Luxburg.
Description:
It is a fake, and there is now a copy of this fake on the London art market.
Literature:
Antike 7 (1931), p. 247.
F. Johansen, «Antichi ritratti di C. Giulio Cesare nella scultura», Analecta Romana Instituti Danici 4 (Copenhagen, 1967), p. 58.
P. Zanker, «Das Bildnis des M. Holconius Rufus» AA, 1981, p. 357, n. 27.
F. Johansen, «Antichi ritratti di C. Giulio Cesare nella scultura», Analecta Romana Instituti Danici 4 (Copenhagen, 1967), p. 58.
P. Zanker, «Das Bildnis des M. Holconius Rufus» AA, 1981, p. 357, n. 27.
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. 35, 38.
Keywords: σύγχρονη γλυπτική sculptura modern sculpture scultura moderna moderne skulptur roman man uomo romano römischer mann homme romain δικτάτορα γάιος ιούλιος καίσαρ dictator gaius julius caesar caius iulius dittatore gaio giulio cesare diktator cäsar dictateur jules césar απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt romana römisches of a male maschile männliches masculin un porträtbüste portraitkopf fake
from zurich
the emil bührle collection
