Life of Romulus and Remus

In one of the legends about the origin of Romulus and Remus, the twin founders of Rome, it is said they have been fed by a female wolf.

Numa das lendas sobre a origem de Rómulo e Remo, os gémeos fundadores de Roma, estes teriam sido alimentados por uma loba.

Agostino Carracci (1557-1602)-'the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus'-ca 1590

Giuseppe Cesare, Cavaliere d'Arpino (1568-1640) -'Romulus suckled by she-wolf' Roma-Musei Capitolini (Sala dei Horacii e Curiacii)

Unknown (1-2th century)-'representation of the lupercal: Romulus and Remus fed by a she-wolf, surrounded by representations of the Tiber and Palatine'-marble panel Roma-Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (base for a statue of Silvan in altar dedicated to the divine couple Mars and Venus-Ostia antica-Piazzale dei Corporazioni)

Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734)-'childhood of Romulus and Remus'-oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)-'Romulus the winner of Acron, carries the rich spoils to the temple of Zeus'-tempera on canvas-1812 Paris-École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts