Is this 3D model free to download?

Yes, Neptune and Triton is free to download from MyMiniFactory. Open it in the free Thinger app, or use the "Download from MyMiniFactory" link to open the original listing by the creator.

Where do I download the STL file?

The download is hosted by MyMiniFactory. Use the "Download from MyMiniFactory" link on this page to open the original listing and grab the file, or save it to your print queue in the free Thinger app.

Designed by Victoria and Albert Museum, London, published on MyMiniFactory. Please credit the creator when sharing your print.

Can I print this at home?

Yes. This is a printable 3D model intended for home FDM and resin printers. Check the original listing for suggested print settings.

Neptune and Triton 3D printable model by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Neptune and Triton

Source: MyMiniFactory by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Neptune and Triton is a free printable 3D model from MyMiniFactory by Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The group was commissioned from the leading Italian Baroque sculptor, Gianlorenzo Bernini, by Alessandro Peretti, Cardinal Montalto, for the garden of the Villa Montalto in Rome. You can download the STL file from the original listing below and print it at home.

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Tags: Gianlorenzo, Neptune, Triton, SeventeenthCentury, GiovanniLorenzo, Bernini

About this model

The group was commissioned from the leading Italian Baroque sculptor, Gianlorenzo Bernini, by Alessandro Peretti, Cardinal Montalto, for the garden of the Villa Montalto in Rome, and carved within a year in 1622-23. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the group was one of the most celebrated sights in Rome, and a number of engravings show it in its original position, standing at the upper end of the large fish-pond, known as the Peschiera or Peschierone, in the Montalto garden. This impressive group originally formed the centrepiece of a complex system of fountains and cascades. It projected a single jet of water through the conch-shell held by Triton, who was misidentified as 'Glaucus' (the fisherman who, according to mythology, turned into a merman - half man, half fish) in some …

Frequently asked questions

Is this 3D model free to download?: Yes. Neptune and Triton is free to download from MyMiniFactory. Open it in the free Thinger app, or use the "Download from MyMiniFactory" link above to open the original listing.
Where is the STL hosted?: The download is hosted by MyMiniFactory, not by Thinger. We link you directly to the original listing by Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Who made this model?: Designed by Victoria and Albert Museum, London, published on MyMiniFactory. Please credit the creator when sharing your print online.
Can I print this at home?: Yes. This model is intended for home FDM and resin 3D printers. Check the original listing for suggested print settings like layer height and supports.