The Capitoline Wolf at The Musei Capitolini, Rome
The Capitoline Wolf at The Musei Capitolini, Rome
3D
Published 2014-12-23T11:33:14+00:00
The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into theTiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them until a herdsman,Faustulus, found and raised them. The Capitoline Wolf has been housed since 1471 in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Campidoglio (the ancient Capitoline Hill), Rome, Italy.
The age and origin of the Capitoline Wolf is a subject of controversy. The statue was long thought to be an Etruscan work of the 5th century BC, with the twins added in the late 15th century AD, probably by the sculptor Antonio Pollaiolo. However,radiocarbon and thermoluminescence dating has found that the wolf portion of the statue was likely cast between 1021 and 1153.
This sculpture in particular is a bronze replica now on permanent display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Scanned by Shannon!
This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.
This model is in multiple parts, each figure in the sculpture can be printed individually. The print details for this sculpture are for the full sculpture, available in the Zip file upon download.
| Date published | 23/12/2014 |
| Time to do | 553 - 613 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 72g |
| Dimensions | 68.2 x 130.00 x 80.6 |
| Complexity | Very Difficult |
| Title | The Capitoline Wolf |
| Place | Capitoline Museums |
Print came out better than expected, it surprised me with individual fingers on the little guys (that survived the removal of support material).