The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome, in which the mythical founders, Romulus and Remus, are suckled by a she-wolf. Long believed to be an Etruscan work of the 5th century BC, the work has more recently been dated by some scientific analyses to the Middle Ages, although its age remains disputed. The figures of the twins were added in the late 15th century, probably by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. The sculpture has been displayed since 1471 in the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Capitoline Museums in Rome. The image of the wolf and twins has become one of the city's best-known symbols and has been reproduced in numerous statues worldwide.

Sculpture credit: unknown (wolf); Antonio del Pollaiuolo (twins); photographed by Wilfredor