The Winged Victory of Samothrace was discovered on the Greek island of Samothrace.
This is a very famous Greek original sculpture that was buried for centuries.
What a dynamic powerful pose. I saw this at the Louvre.
The Greek sculptor captured the goddess of victory landing on the prow of a war ship.
Incredible drapery and feathered wings.
I love that sculpture. I have taken a few when I was last there.
ReplyDeleteI've often wondered why Victory/Nike is characterized as being winged. Were the ancients trying to say that Victory is fleeting? She can arrive quickly but depart just as suddenly.
ReplyDeleteThis Greek marble statue represented the goddess of Victory getting on a ship where the sailors apparently won a sea battle. I was looking for a connection with the Statue of Liberty, but there doesn't seem to be one.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful sculpture, such detail.
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