Victory of Samothrace
12,00€
STATUE OF NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE
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Description
STATUE OF NIKE-VICTORY
HANDMADE OF ALABASTER,PAINTED IN MUSEUM PATINA.
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a marble Hellenistic sculpture of Nike (the Greek goddess of victory). That was created in about the 2nd century BC. Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. H. W. Janson described it as “the greatest masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture”.
The sculpture is one of a small number of major Hellenistic statues surviving in the original, rather than Roman copies. Only Winged Victory‘s right wing is not original, and was added by mirroring the left wing.
Description
The statue is 244 centimetres (8.01 ft) high. It was created not only to honour the goddess, Nike, but probably also to commemorate a naval action. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery. As though the goddess were descending to alight upon the prow of a ship.
Assessment, reception and influence
Despite its significant damage and incompleteness, the Victory is held to be one of the great surviving masterpieces of sculpture from the Hellenistic Period, and from the entire Greco-Roman era. The statue shows a mastery of form and movement which has impressed critics and artists since its discovery. It is considered one of the Louvre’s greatest treasures. And since the late 19th century it has been displayed in the most dramatic fashion, at the head of the sweeping Daru staircase.
Dimensions/Weight
| Weight | 0,44 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 20 cm |
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