Capitoline Wolf

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This cast replicates the original sculpture of the Capitoline Wolf (ORIG3423), housed at The Musei Capitolini in Rome. A mythical she-wolf is depicted nursing twin infants, Romulus and Remus, from Roman mythology's founding story. After Numitor, grandfather of the twins, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered them to be tossed into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a loyal she-wolf who cared for them until Faustulus, a herdsman, discovered and raised them. The age and origin of the Capitoline Wolf are matters of ongoing debate. The statue was long believed to be an Etruscan work from the 5th century BC, with the twins added in the late 15th century AD (not included in this original cast), likely crafted by sculptor Antonio Pollaiolo. However, radiocarbon and thermoluminescence dating have found that the wolf portion of the statue was probably cast between 1021 and 1153. You can create new work using this model and share it with us at web@smk.dk or stw@myminifactory.com. This scan was produced in collaboration between The Statens Museum for Kunst and Scan the World for the SMK-Open project. Every model generated from this initiative is available under an open source license. Scanner - Artec Eva