Lupa Capitolina
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Lupa Capitolina is the Latin name for the iconic Capitoline Wolf, the ancient bronze sculpture depicting a she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the legendary founding of Rome.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capitoline Wolf | 1 |
| lupa capitolina | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman symbol
ⓘ
ancient artwork ⓘ bronze sculpture ⓘ cultural symbol ⓘ |
| associatedMythologicalFigure |
Mars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhea Silvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | legendary founding of Rome ⓘ |
| collection | Capitoline Museums collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Etruscan art tradition
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Roman mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation |
antiquity
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likely Middle Ages for the twins ⓘ |
| depicts |
Remus
NERFINISHED
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Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ she-wolf ⓘ |
| displayedAs | freestanding sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
Etruscan style
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Roman art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponentDate |
she-wolf possibly 5th century BC
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twins probably 15th century AD ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Capitoline Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIconographicTheme | Romulus and Remus suckled by a she-wolf ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Lupa Capitolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Remus
ⓘ
figure of Romulus ⓘ figure of a she-wolf ⓘ |
| influenced |
later depictions of Romulus and Remus
ⓘ
modern representations of the Capitoline Wolf ⓘ municipal heraldry of Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capitoline Hill
NERFINISHED
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Musei Capitolini NERFINISHED ⓘ Palazzo dei Conservatori NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
stylized, tense body of the wolf
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twins placed beneath the wolf’s teats ⓘ |
| orientation | lateral view of the she-wolf ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical research
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debates on dating and origin ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Roman identity
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ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ founding of Rome ⓘ myth of Romulus and Remus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
emblem of Rome
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political symbol in ancient Rome ⓘ symbol of the city of Rome ⓘ tourist icon of Rome ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Capitoline Wolf
this entity surface form:
Capitoline Wolf