The Capitoline wolf

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The Lupa Capitolina, a bronze masterpiece from Etruscan 450 BC, was first placed in Rome's Lateran area before 1000 AD, then moved to Capitol Hill in 1471. In 1181, it arrived at the Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome. The sculpture is part of the Royal Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark, created with Memento Beta technology from Autodesk. This iconic bronze depicts a nursing she-wolf and twin human babies, inspired by the legendary founding of Rome. According to myth, when Numitor's brother Amulius seized power, the twins Romulus and Remus were cast into the Tiber River, only to be saved by a caring wolf who fed them until they were discovered by Faustulus, a herdsman. Since 1471, The Lupa Capitolina has been displayed at Palazzo dei Conservatori on Rome's Capitoline Hill.