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The Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina). Bronze sculpture of a she-wolf showing Romulus and Remus as suckling infants. Inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. Although always has been dated as an Etruscan sculpture, 5th century B.C. recent studies shows the she-wolf may be sculpted in the Middle Ages.The twins sculptures are dated in the Renaissance. The Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy

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