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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
Theme
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Bronzes (objects)
Metalwork
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Front views
Profiles (figures)
Animals
Wild animals
Wildlife
Wolves
Children (people by age group)
Infants
Boys
Youth
Twins
Brothers
Kings (people)
Rulers (people)
Leaders (people)
Founders (originators)
Nudes (representations)
Nudity
Phallic
Feeding
Sitting
Kneeling
Subject
Sculpture
Metalwork
Myths
Legends
Wolves
Animals
Children
Infants
Boys
Youth
Twins
Kings
Rulers
People associated with politics & government
Nudes
Genitals
Breasts
Breast feeding
Feeding
Sitting
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
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