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Romulus and Remus are taken from Rhea Silvia by order of Amulius

In Livy, Titij Liuij ... Römische Historien, Strasbourg: Josias Rihel (printer), Samuel Emmel (printer), 1563 [date in the colophon 1562] (Munich, BSB), fol. 3r

fol. 3r (1 of 1 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Romulus and Remus are taken from Rhea Silvia by order of Amulius (Schöffer; Rihel & Emmel)

Actors

Josias Rihel (1525 - 1597) printer, printer : 1563 [date in the colophon 1562]
Samuel Emmel (fl. 1553 - 1573) printer, printer : 1563 [date in the colophon 1562]

Places

Strasbourg production place : 1563 [date in the colophon 1562]

Design

Romulus and Remus are taken from Rhea Silvia by order of Amulius (Schöffer; Rihel & Emmel) ◼

Expert view

Iconography description

Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Rhea Silvia by Mars, are thrown into the Tiber by order of Amulius (Iconclass: 96C(ROMULUS)121)

References

Web resources

digital copy (MDZ)

Credits

Created by

Marcin Bogusz (2023-05-03 04:56)

Edited by

Marcin Bogusz; Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-11-23 07:19)