Vestal virgin Tuccia carries water in a colander to prove her innocence, The Vestal virgin Tuccia, by the river Tiber who is portrayed by a river god, carries water in a colander to prove her innocence. Romulus and Remus are sitting in the foreground with a she-wolf, the Lupa Capitolina. Illustration from the story of Pliny, Naturalis Historia. Fresh in Latin in three columns in lower margin, the Vestal virgin Tuccia, accused or fornication, carries water in a sive to prove her chastity, personification or river Tiber, 'Tevere' (Ripa), kitchen utensils: sieve, Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf, 'Lupa Romana ' Tiber, Raffaello Guidi (mentioned on object), 1613, paper, engraving, h 381 mm × w 476 mm
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