Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf is one of the icons of the founding of Rome. {draw:frame} The bronze sculpture is of a she-wolf who is feeding Romulus and was overthrown by his brother Amulius, he ordered them to be cast into the Tiber. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them until a herdsman, Faustulus, found and raised them. Captioline Hill. It has been housed there since 1423. The statue was long thought to be an Etruscan work of the 5th century with the twins being added late in the 15th century. Antonio Pollaiulo was said to have addedthe twins. However, radiocarbon dating has found that it was probably manufactured in the 13thcentury CE. This undercuts the iconic significance. 114cm long. It is depicted in a watchful pose with alert ears and glaring eyes. The she-wolf is watching for danger. However, the twins are oblivious to their surroundings. They are focused on their suckling. The she-wolf was regarded as a symbol of Rome in ancient times. Pliny the Elder describes it as “ a miracle proclaimed in bronze nearby, theomens.” Cicero also mentions the she-wolf as one of the number of by lightning in the year 65 BCE. There is damage in the paw of the Capitoline wolf. Other historians such as Johann Joachin Winckelmann say it was made by an Etruscan maker in the 5th century BCE. This was based on how the fur on the she wolf was depicted. He first attributed it to the Velian artist Vulca, and then to an unknown Etruscan artist of approximately 480-470 BCE. He did correctly identify a Renaissance origin for the twins. They were probably added in 1471 or later. technique. This technique was not used in ancient times. It was used damage in the wolf’s paw was an error in the molding and Romanesque style than ancient world style. It is unclear when the first sculpture was erected, but there are a number of medieval references to a wolf. This makes it even more logical to say that the sculpture was from that time...