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Romulus and Remus | |
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Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
Year | 1615–1616 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 210 cm× 212 cm(83 in× 83 in) |
Location | Pinacoteca Capitolina, Rome |
Romulus and Remus is a painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. [1] It is housed in the Pinacoteca Capitolina in Rome, Italy. [1] It depicts the brothers Romulus and Remus being cared for by a wolf. The painting also shows the god of the Tiber river sitting on his urn, a woodpecker that watched over the twins to bring them food, and a shepherd discovering the infants.