Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace (or Nike of Samothrace) is a Parian marble sculpture now in the Louvre, Paris, France. It is believed to have been made about 190 BC. It was discovered in 1863. It commemorates Nike, the Greek victory in a sea battle near Samothrace. It stands 2.44 m high. The work presents a pose where violent motion and sudden stillness meet. It is notable for its graceful balance and for the rendering of the figure's draped garments, depicted as if rippling in a strong sea breeze.
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Nike of Samothrace: the conserved parts of the statue, after Benndorf, 1880
Tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorcetes (293–292 BC). Obverse: Nike before the ship; reverse: Poseidon.
Model of the Victoiry of Samothrace after Benndorf and Hauser, 1880.
The Victory of Samothrace after the restoration of 2014.
The base in the form of a ship's prow.
Construction of the assembled monument, (drawing V. Foret).
General plan of the Samothrace temple complex. The Victory was situated above the theatre at No. 9.
Naval monument in the agora of Cyrene
References
- Winged Victory of Samothrace, Louvre, retrieved 2013-01-18