Romulus and Remus

Sculpture

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Romulus and Remus

Entry/Object ID

1995.003.0030

Category

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

1995.003

Source or Donor

J. Hartley Bowen, Jr., Haddonfield

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of J. Hartley Bowen, Jr. ('38) & Evelyn C. Bowen in memory of their parents J. Hartley Bowen & Florence Kirkbride Bowen and William E. Cross & Eva May Wood Cross

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Place

Country

Italy

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, L, W: 5 1/2x4 x8 1/2 in

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

4 in

Exhibitions

Curator Pick of the Month
A Slice of Life from the Ancient Mediterranean

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

As legend has it, Romulus and Remus are responsible for the creation of the city of Rome. Abandoned by their parents by the Tiber River, the twin brothers are saved by a series of miraculous interventions, when the river takes them to safety, where they are then nursed to health by a she-wolf. The twins are soon discovered by a shepherd and his wife, who continue to raise the brothers. When they are adults, Romulus and Remus decide to return to the area where the wolf found them and establish a city. While arguing about the location, Remus is killed in the dispute, leaving Romulus as the sole founder of the city. Named after Romulus, Rome was established in 753 BCE.

General Notes

Note

Label taped to bottom of sculpture: "Bought from Italy (circa 1930) by Antonio di Paolo, President of the Victory Trust Company, Camden NJ, as a gift to J. Hartley Bowen, Sr. who was an officer of the bank. During the depression, the bank merged with Camden Trust Co, later to become the bank of New Jersey." Label 12/2014 As legend has it, Romulus and Remus are responsible for the creation of the city of Rome. Abandoned by their parents by the Tiber River, the twin brothers are saved by a series of miraculous interventions, when the river takes them to safety, and are then nursed to health by a she-wolf. The twins are soon discovered by a shepherd and his wife, who continue to raise the brothers. When they are adults, Romulus and Remus decide to return to the area where the wolf found them and establish a city. While arguing about the location, Remus is killed in the dispute, leaving Romulus as the sole founder of the city. Named after Romulus, Rome was established in 753 BCE.