Capitoline Wolf.
Title |
Capitoline Wolf. |
Creator |
Pollaiolo, Antonio del (Italian painter, sculptor, and goldsmith, born 1431 or 1432, died 1498) |
Date |
500-480 BCE? |
Cultural Context |
Etruscan Italian European Western European |
Style/Period |
Etruscan Late Etruscan Renaissance |
Subject |
Statues Myths Legends Wolves Animals Children Infants Boys Twins Kings Rulers Nudes Genitals Breasts Breast feeding |
Description |
From Rome, Italy. "The suckling infants are additions by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Antonio Pollaiulo." (Kleiner, p.241) |
People Pictured |
Remus (Twin of Romulus, King of Rome) Romulus, King of Rome Roman she-wolf (Legendary character) |
Material |
Bronze (metal) Metal |
Measurements |
Approx. 2' 7 1/2" high |
Technique |
Sculpting Metalworking Casting (process) Engraving (action) |
Work Type |
Sculpture Statues Bronzes (objects) Metalwork |
Repository |
Palazzo dei Conservatori (Rome, Italy) Musei Capitolini (Rome, Italy) |
Source |
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. (fig.9-10, p.241) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Araldo de Luca/Corbis. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 987-06.jpg |
Rating |
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