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

In Livy, Romische historien Titi Liuij, Mainz: Johann Schöffer (printer), 1530 (Munich, BSB), fol. IVv

fol. IVv (1 of 2 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

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

Actors

Johann Schöffer (1475 - ca 1531) printer : 1530

Places

Mainz production place : 1530

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

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-11-23 07:24)

Edited by

Marcin Bogusz; Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-11-23 07:27)