Artwork

Capitoline Wolf

by Unknown Artist • 500 BCE

🎨 Artwork Information

Artist
Unknown Artist
Year Created
500 BCE
Materials
bronze
Period
Middle Ages
Art Forms
sculpture
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🖼️ Artwork

Capitoline Wolf

📝 About This Artwork

bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the founding legend of Rome

Depicted Topic
Capitoline she-wolf
Alternative Titles
Capitoline Wolf Capitoline She-wolf Capitoline She-Wolf Capitoline Wolf (Capitoline She-Wolf) Lupa Capitolina +1 more

📐 Technical Details

Inception Period
-500
Earliest Date
-500

🏛️ Ownership & Provenance

Inventory Number
MC1181

🎭 What This Artwork Depicts

3 depicted entities

Capitoline she-wolf Romulus Remus

🏛️ Collections

Capitoline Museums

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