拍品專文
The original marble group of the Farnese Bull was excavated in 1545 at the Baths of Carcalla and by 1546 it had been erected at the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. In the 1550's the group was restored at the suggestion of Michelangelo and placed in the palace courtyard to serve as a fountain. The popularity of the work was such that in 1662 Louis XIV tried unsuccessfuly to purchase the sculpture and by 1826 the work was housed in the Museo Nazionale.