All articles / Renaissance HistoryThe She-Wolf of RomeFROM MYTHIC ORIGINS TO POPE SIXTUS IV’S RENAISSANCE REVIVALCarl BalowskiFebruary 2025 · 10 pages · PDF, 0.3 MBRead PDFDownload PDFAbout this paperTraces the she-wolf’s civic symbolism from Rome’s foundation myths to its revival under Pope Sixtus IV.SubjectsRenaissance HistoryRenaissance Art and ArchitectureIconographyRomeClassical MythologyPapacyPolitical Symbolism
