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Statue in the Fonte Gaia
Statue in the Fonte Gaia
Rhea Silvia portrayed on a Sarcophagus
Rhea Silvia portrayed on a Sarcophagus
Symbolic representation of the Rhea Silvia myth on a sarcophagus in the Palazzo Mattei. Most of the elements of the story can be found in the scene. T
Symbolic representation of the Rhea Silvia myth on a sarcophagus in the Palazzo Mattei. Most of the elements of the story can be found in the scene. The central figure, Mars, strides over Rhea Silvia being put to sleep by Somnus pouring the juice of sleep on her from a horn. The wolf, the personification of the river, the temple of Vesta, are all present.
She-wolf (lupa) in Fonte Gaia, 14th century
She-wolf (lupa) in Fonte Gaia, 14th century
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La Lupa Capitolina "the Capitoline Wolf". Traditional scholarship says the wolf-figure is Etruscan, 5th century BC. The figures of Romulus and Remus w
La Lupa Capitolina "the Capitoline Wolf". Traditional scholarship says the wolf-figure is Etruscan, 5th century BC. The figures of Romulus and Remus were added in the 15th century AD by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. Some modern research suggests that the she-wolf may be a Romanesque sculpture dating from the 13th century AD
Altar to Mars (divine father of Romulus and Remus) and Venus (their divine ancestress) depicting elements of their legend. The god Tiberinus ("Father
Altar to Mars (divine father of Romulus and Remus) and Venus (their divine ancestress) depicting elements of their legend. The god Tiberinus ("Father Tiber") and the infant twins being suckled by a she-wolf in the Lupercal are below. A vulture from the contest of augury and Palatine hill are to the left. (From Ostia, now at the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme)
The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, Nicolas Mignard (1654)
The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, Nicolas Mignard (1654)
Romulus and Remus on the House of the She-wolf at the Grand-Place of Brussels
Romulus and Remus on the House of the She-wolf at the Grand-Place of Brussels