Nike of Samothrace, front view, on ship pedestal.
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Title |
Nike of Samothrace, front view, on ship pedestal. |
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Alternative Title |
Winged Victory of Samothrace; Nike alighting on a warship. |
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Creator |
Rhodian workshop
Pythokritos of Rhodes (Rhodian sculptor) |
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Date |
190 BCE? |
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Cultural Context |
Aegean
Ancient Greek
Greek
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Greek (ancient)
Hellenistic |
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Subject |
Statues
Ship figureheads
Myths
Legends
Fictitious characters
Supernatural beings
Goddesses
Women
Feathers
Ships
Warships |
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Description |
From Samothrace, Greece. Perhaps by Pythokritos of Rhodes. "The winged goddess of Victory standing on the prow of a ship overlooked the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace. This monument was probably an ex-voto offered by the people of Rhodes in commemoration of a naval victory in the early second century BC. The theatrical stance, vigorous movement, and billowing drapery of this Hellenistic sculpture are combined with references to the Classical period-prefiguring the baroque aestheticism of the Pergamene sculptors." (Excerpt from the Louvre webiste: http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/); (Louvre: Ma 2369). |
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People Pictured |
Nike (Greek deity)
Victoria (Roman deity) |
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Material |
Parian marble
Rhodian marble
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock) |
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Measurements |
Figure approx. 8' 1" high |
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Technique |
Sculpting
Carving (processes) |
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Work Type |
Sculpture
Statues |
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Repository |
Musee du Louvre (Paris, France) |
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Source |
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.5-82, p.154) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Photo Reunion des Musées Nationaux - G. Biot/ C. Jean. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 871-03.jpg |
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Rating |
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