Romulus and Remus Brought Up by the Shepherd Faustulus

About the Artwork

Title Romulus and Remus Brought Up by the Shepherd Faustulus

Artwork Date 1573

Artist Giovanni Battista Fontana

Life Dates 1524 - 1587

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Italian

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Etching and engraving printed in black ink on laid paper

Dimensions Sheet: 5 3/8 × 7 inches (13.7 × 17.8 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 09.1S495.2

Copyright Public Domain