''Romulus and Remus'' is a painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. It is housed in the

Pinacoteca Capitolina The Capitoline Museums (Italian: ''Musei Capitolini'') are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Pala ...

in Rome, Italy. It depicts the brothers

Romulus and Remus In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (, ) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus. The image of a she-wolf suckling the ...

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.

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1616 paintings Paintings depicting Greek myths Mythological paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Paintings in the Capitoline Museums Nude art Paintings in Rome Wolves in art Birds in art Cultural depictions of Romulus and Remus {{17C-painting-stub