Capitoline Wolf, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Unknown
- Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 161.
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1992.
- Cincinnati Park Board, "Art in the Park," Cincinnati, OH., n. d.
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1993.
- Summary
- The sculpture depicts a wolf with two suckling babies. The wolf stands on all fours with its head turned to its proper left and its mouth open slightly. Two nude infants sit under the wolf with their heads raised to suckle. One infant is seated on a small rock and the other infant kneels. The sculpture rests on a rectangular marble base which rests on a rectangular black granite base.
- 1931. Dedicated 1931 or June 1932
- Control number
- IAS 87830139
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze; Upper base: white marble; Lower base: black granite
- Owner/Location
- Administered by City of Cincinnati Cincinnati Park Board 950 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati Ohio 45202
- Located Eden Park River Overlook, Lake Drive Cincinnati Ohio
- Title
- Romulus and Remus, (sculpture)
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Animal--Wolf
- Allegory--Place--Rome
- Mythology--Classical--Remus
- Mythology--Classical--Romulus
- Record ID
- siris_ari_298851
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
