The shepherd Faustulus finding Romulus and Remus

The shepherd Faustulus finding Romulus and Remus suckled by the she-wolf Lupa. In Roman mythology, the twins would become founders of Rome. From an engraved cornelian gem. Faustulus Incis in Corneola. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venuti's Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750

18th Century Academia Etrusca Antonio Gori Cornelian Corneola Cortona Etruria Etruscan Etruscan Academy Faustus Amideus Founders Francesco Valesio Lupa Museum Cortonense Museum Of Cortona Remus Ridolfino Venuti Roman Mythology Romulus She-wolf Suckled Twins Vetera Monumenta

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