CAPITOLINE SHE-WOLF

Artist: N/A

Location: Museo Capitalino, Rome

Aprox. Date: 500 or 800 BCE

Medium: Bronze

The statue shown above is a recreation of the story of how Rome was founded.  The story talks about Romulus and Remus, who were abandoned as babies and raised by a she-wolf.  The two boys later grew up to create the city of Rome.  It is speculated that the two infants were added later and were not a part of the original statue.  

Website acquired from:  https://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/capitolinemuseumone/shewolf.html