The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife
Nicolas Mignard · 1654
Why it's great
The shepherd Faustulus brings the two baby twins, found beside the wolf, home to his wife to raise. In Roman legend they grew up to found the city of Rome. Nicolas Mignard painted this tender scene in 1654.
🏛️ Part of history
Founding of Rome & the Early Republic (753–264 BC) — The shepherd Faustulus brings the two baby twins, found beside the wolf, home to his wife to raise.
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Nicolas Mignard was a French painter born in Troyes in 1606. He worked for many years in Avignon, where he was nicknamed Mignard of Avignon, and then moved to Paris to paint for the royal court. He was the older brother of the painter Pierre Mignard and died in Paris in 1668.
