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Piazza del Duomo

Lupa Capitolina

Capitoline Wolf

The mythical she-wolf suckling the twins, Romulus and Remus, from the legend of the founding of Rome. The original wolf, dating from the 11th/12th century, with the twins added in the late 15th century, is in the Musei Capitolini in Rome
(Wikipedia)

Medieval artist
1936 (copy)

Description

Copy of the Capitoline Wolf.

Inscription(s)

roma madre
a pisa
colonia givlia
fedelissima

regnando
vitt. emanvele iii

nel clvi giorno del
barbarico assedio
all'italia

Pisa - Lupa Capitolina

Sculptor

Unknown medieval artist.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of Capitoline Wolf statues.
Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Locatie (N 43°43'24" - E 10°23'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto018; Photograph: 7 May 2017
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