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Large Museum Cast Statue of the Capitoline Wolf

$20,505.87

£14,895

€17,451.81

CA$28,277.47

A$29,938.46

CHF 16,201.85

MX$357,819.70

NOK 201,953.95

SEK 184,679.72

DKK 130,342.58

About the Item

A large-scale museum cast statue of the Capitoline Wolf circa 1900 after the antique in bronze thought to date from as early as the 11th century. Originally made by the Moulage Museum, Brussels, this plaster statue was sourced from a huge stately home. Known in Italian as ‘Lupa Capitolina’, the wolf is depicted as she is in the antique, suckling a young Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome according to mythology. Romulus Remus According to legend, twin brothers Romulus and Remus were abandoned by their parents as babies. They were nestled in a basket and placed into the River Tiber. Later, when the basket ran aground, the twins were discovered by a female wolf who nursed the twins, before they were found by a shepherd who raised them. As adults, Romulus and Remus wished to create a city where the she-wolf had discovered them as children. However, the brothers quarrelled over where the site should be and Remus was killed by his brother. This left Romulus to establish the new city alone, naming it after himself: Rome.

Dimensions:
Height: 36.62 in (93 cm)Width: 57.49 in (146 cm)Depth: 27.56 in (70 cm)
Style:
Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Plaster
Place of Origin:
Belgium
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1900
Condition:
Good structural condition. There are a couple of hairline cracks and chips. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor Losses, scuffs, and scratches.
Seller Location:
Wormelow, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 9350681stDibs: LU2096336277612

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