Romulus and Remus
Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist. He is considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition.
Max Resolution:887×900 PX
Title:Romulus and Remus
Artists:Peter Paul Rubens
Date:1615 - 1616
Style:Baroque
Genre:mythological painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany, Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy
Dimensions:210×212 cm
Copyright:Public domain
Romulus and Remus is a painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. It is housed in the Pinacoteca Capitolina in Rome, Italy. It depicts the brothers Romulus and Remus being cared for by a wolf. The painting also shows the god of the Tiber river sitting on his urn, a woodpecker that watched over the twins to bring them food, and a shepherd discovering the infants.