\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting illustrates the story of the discovery of the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the sons of Mars and Rhea Sylvia who were
the legendary founders of Rome. Abandoned in the waters of the river Tiber, the infants are found by the shepherd Faustulus, depicted at the center of the painting, who has them brought up by his wife Acca Larentia.