The statue of the She Wolf is currently located in the Capitoline museum at the Campidoglio.
It's origins are widely debated, but it is probably most popularly said to be an Etruscan statue, dating back to the 5th century BCE.
The design of the Campidoglio, by Michelangelo in 1536, marked the transition from the Renaissance period to the Baroque. Michelangelo remodeled the surrounding palazzi and designed the piazza in such a way that he created a beautiful work of new architecture without destroying the existing buildings on site.
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