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Romulus, King of Rome

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  • An inscription carved on stone with marble statues by Michelangelo including Romulus and Remus. Engraving by J. Perini, 1771, after Michelangelo.
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    The infants Romulus and Remus are found by the shepherd Faustulus in the Tiber and are brought to his house for fostering. Line engraving by R. Strange after Pietro da Cortona.

    Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669. | Date: [between 1750 and 1759?] | Reference: 2855940i
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    An inscription carved on stone with marble statues by Michelangelo including Romulus and Remus. Engraving by J. Perini, 1771, after Michelangelo.

    Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. | Date: [1771?-1773] | Reference: 20418i
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