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Romulus and Remus are thrown into the Tiber / Romulus and Remus protect a flock of sheep
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Romulus and Remus are thrown into the Tiber / Romulus and Remus protect a flock of sheep

Giovanni Battista Fontana · 1568 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Sheet with two prints. Left, a rectangular Mannerist ornamental frame, with a bust of Romulus above and two text panels below. In the central panel, two men throw the young twins Romulus and Remus into the river Tiber. In the background, a city and the she-wolf finding and suckling the twins. Right, a rectangular Mannerist ornamental frame with two text panels below. In the central panel, Romulus and Remus as young men with spears, helping to protect a flock of sheep. In the foreground, they slay a lion. In the background, a landscape and they chase after three people. In the text panels, text in Italian.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRomulus en Remus worden in de Tiber geworpen / Romulus en Remus beschermen een kudden schapen. 1568. Giovanni Battista Fontana. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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