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The Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina). Bronze sculpture of a she-wolf showing Romulus and Remus as suckling infants. Inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. Although always has been dated as an Etruscan sculpture, 5th century B.C., recent studies shows the she-wolf may be sculpted in the Middle Ages.The twins' sculptures are dated in the Renaissance. The Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy.

The Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina). Bronze sculpture of a she-wolf showing Romulus and Remus as suckling infants. Inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. Although always has been dated as an Etruscan sculpture, 5th century B.C., recent studies shows the she-wolf may be sculpted in the Middle Ages.The twins' sculptures are dated in the Renaissance. The Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy.
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The Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina). Bronze sculpture of a she-wolf showing Romulus and Remus as suckling infants. Inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. Although always has been dated as an Etruscan sculpture, 5th century B.C., recent studies shows the she-wolf may be sculpted in the Middle Ages.The twins' sculptures are dated in the Renaissance. The Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy.
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36.3 x 24.1 cm | 14.3 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)
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5TH BCE 5TH CENTURY B. C. 5TH-CENTURY BC 6TH BCE 6TH CENTURY B. C. 6TH CENTURY BC ADOLESCENCE ANCIENT AGE ANIMAL SCULPTURE ANIMAL ANIMALS ART ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK ARTS BABIES, NURSING BABY BOY BOYS BREAST-FEED BREASTFEEDING BRONCE BRONZE BRASS BRONZE BRONZES BROTHER CAPITLINOS MUSEUMS CAPITOLINE SHE-WOLF CAPITOLINE WOLF CAPITOLINE CHILD CHILDHOOD CHILDREN CULT CULT, ETRUSCAN EARLY MIDDLE AGES ETRURIAN ETRUSCAN MYTH ETRUSCAN ETRUSCANS EUROPA EUROPE FIFTH CENTURY B. C. FIFTH CENTURY BC FOUNDATION HISTORY ROME FOUNDING OF ROME FOUNDING HISTORIA UNIVERSAL HISTORIA HISTORY INFANT INFANTE ITALIA ITALY KID KIDS LEGEND (STORY) LEGEND LITTLE GIRL LOBO LUPA CAPITOLINA LUPERCA LUPERCAL LUPERCE MAMALS MEDIAEVAL MEDIEVAL MEDIOEVO MIDDLE AGE MIDDLE AGES MOYEN AGE MUSEUM PIECE MYTH MYTHOLOGY NURSE NURSING (BABY) NURSING CHILDREN OFFSPRING PERIOD: RENAISSANCE REMUS RENAISSANCE RITE RITUAL ROMAN ROMANO ROMANS ROME CAPITAL ROME CITY ROME ROMULUS AND REMUS ROMULUS&REMUS ROMULUS SCULPTED SCULPTING SCULPTURE SCULPTURE. SHE WOLF SHE-WOLF STATUE STATUES SUCK SUCKLE SUCKLING (BABY) SUCKLING TWIN SISTERS TWIN WATER WOLF YOUTH