The Celebrated Roman Women, circa 1573

Plate numbered 5: the vestal virgin tuccia; tuccia standing at centre, holding a sieve and about to fill it with water from the river tiber, represented as a bearded man with an amphora holding a cornucopia, to left; to right, a she-wolf suckling romulus and remus; in the background, tuccia seen from behind, taking back the sieve full of water to the temple of vesta, seen to right; after jan van der straet. 1573 engraving. Date: circa 1573. Dimensions: Height: 228 mm; Width: 297 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Tuccia. Collection: British Museum.