''Romulus and Remus'' is a painting by the Flemish artist

Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradit ...

. It is housed in the Pinacoteca Capitolina in Rome, Italy. It depicts the brothers

Romulus and Remus In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (, ) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus. The image of a she-wolf sucklin ...

being cared for by a wolf. The painting also shows the god of the Tiber river sitting on his urn, a woodpecker that watched over the twins to bring them food, and a shepherd discovering the infants.

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1616 paintings Paintings depicting Greek myths Mythological paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Paintings in the Capitoline Museums Nude art Paintings in Rome Wolves in art Birds in art Cultural depictions of Romulus and Remus {{17C-painting-stub