Inkwell with the Tiber, Romulus and Remus with the She-wolf, and the arms of the Della Rovere Inkwell with the Tiber, Romulus and Remus with the Wolvin, and the Della Rovere weapon, On a rectangular The god, half rejuvenating, plinth-shaped elevation with concave sides, sits half-raised with the legs to the right and the face whole and the torso three-quarters facing the viewer. He leans with his right arm on a cornucopia, while holding a oar with his left hand. Between his slightly raised left leg and the left arm extended above it jumps obliquely from left to forwards to one of the boys, who crawls against the god's right leg at the front and looks around. The second boy sits behind the left raised knee, holds the wolf off with his right hand and has the smiling face off the spectator. The god sits on a cloak which, slipped from the shoulders, covers the raised upper leg and the right forearm, he has a braided band in the curly hair. The cornucopia has a large opening with bunches of grapes, leaves and the like on the edge. Winged mascarons are placed at the corners of the elevation, the front and back are decorated with low-relief trophies, the short sides have a cut-out for an inscription. At the front in the middle a cartouche, with the arms of the Della Rovere family. The horn probably served as an inkwell., Personification or river Tiber, 'Tevere' (Ripa), Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf, 'Lupa Romana' (variant), armorial bearing, heraldry, Tiber, Family della Rovere, Tiziano Minio (attributed to), Pesaro, c. 1547 - c. 1548, bronze (metal), h 21.5 cm × w 26.6 cm × d 15.8 cm
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Inkwell, Tiber, Romulus, Remus, wolf, arms, Della Rovere Inkwell, Wolvin, Della Rovere weapon, rectangular, god, half rejuvenating, plinth-shaped elevation, concave sides, sits half-raised, legs, right, face whole, torso three-quarters facing, viewer, leans, right arm, cornucopia, holding, oar, left hand, slightly raised left leg, left arm extended, jumps obliquely, left, forwards, boys, crawls, god's right leg, front, looks, second boy sits, left raised knee, holds, wolf off, right hand, smiling face off, spectator, god sits, cloak, slipped, shoulders, covers, raised upper leg, right forearm, braided band, curly hair, large opening, bunches, grapes, leaves, edge, Winged mascarons, placed, corners, elevation, back, decorated, low-relief trophies, short sides, cut-out, inscription, middle, cartouche, Della Rovere family, horn, served, inkwell, Personification, river Tiber, Tevere, Ripa, washed ashore, suckled, Lupa Romana, variant, armorial bearing, heraldry, Family della Rovere, Tiziano Minio, attributed, Pesaro, c, 1547, 1548, bronze, metal
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