Romulus and Remus (Rubens)
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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.
Notes[]
- ^ a b Néret, Gilles (2005). "Painter, Courtier, and Envoy 1600–1620". Peter Paul Rubens: The Homer of Painting. Taschen. p. 37. ISBN 3-8228-2885-8. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
Categories:
- 1616 paintings
- Paintings depicting Greek myths
- Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens
- Capitoline Museums collection
- Nude art
- Paintings in Rome
- Wolves in art
- Birds in art
- Cultural depictions of Romulus and Remus
- 17th-century painting stubs