The Finding of Romulus and Remus by Carlo Maratta, 1680–1692, framed print

The Finding of Romulus and Remus

Carlo Maratta, 1680–1692

Roman Empire

Carlo Maratta painted the shepherd Faustulus finding the twins Romulus and Remus with the she-wolf. The twins had been abandoned by the Tiber, and Romulus later founded Rome. Maratta was the most famous painter in Rome in the late seventeenth century.

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