The Caesar Farnese and Trajan’s Forum

Abstract

P. Zanker conjectures that the colossal bust of Caesar from the Farnese Collection (Naples, Museo Nazionale Inv. 6038) originates from the context of Trajan’s Forum. This conjecture has been largely disputed in German-language research above all. Not only can the actual provenience be established but it is also possible to reconstruct the context in which it was originally displayed.