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Romulus and Remus

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Giulio Romano Italian
1652
Not on view
Romulus and Remus suckling milk from a wolf, standing to right with its right hind leg on a rock. From a series of six plates, etched by Hollar after drawings by Giulio Romano from the collection of Nicolas Lanier, designs for stucco medallions at the Palazzo Te in Mantua.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Romulus and Remus
  • Series/Portfolio: Designs by Giulio Romano for Stucco Medallions at the Palazzo Te, from the Collection of Nicolas Lanier : Six plates (New Hollstein 1182-1187)
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
  • Date: 1652
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 5 3/4 in. (10.9 × 14.6 cm), cut within image at sides
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.18-119
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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