Gaius Julius Caesar
Fake.
Private collection, Geneva
Gaius Julius Caesar.
Fake.
Private collection, Geneva.
Origin:
In 1965 appeared on the art market in Munich, was bought by a Swiss private collector and now in in Geneva.
Description:
It is a life-sized and almost completely preserved. Although it would appear to be of the same quality as Chiaramonti 107, it is a fake. Unfortunately it copies even the modern parts of the Chiaramonti portrait: the nose, neck, chin, and mouth.
Literature:
Apollo (September 1965), p. xiv.
F. Johansen, «Antichi ritratti di C. Giulio Cesare nella scultura», Analecta Romana Instituti Danici 4 (Copenhagen, 1967), p. 55.
F. Johansen, «Antichi ritratti di C. Giulio Cesare nella scultura», Analecta Romana Instituti Danici 4 (Copenhagen, 1967), p. 55.
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. 39.
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 munich geneva
