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Nike of Samthrace or Winged Victory
Rhodian Sculptor
Between 220 and 190BC
, 8' x 4' x 4'
Marble
Louvre Museum, Paris
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The
Winged Victory, considered the finest extant Hellenistic Greek
sculpture, portrays the goddess of victory alighting on a ship's
prow, with her wings spread and her clinging garments rippling
in the wind. The broken sculpture was discovered on the Aegean
island of Samothrace in 1863 and immediately sent to the Louvre
Museum in Paris. Today, it is one of the most celebrated sculptures
and one can see it displayed on the landing of the Daru Staircase
in the Louvre. The statue's head and arms are missing, but
the part that remains is so full of movement and beauty that
it feels complete. |
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