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The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace, [2] is a votive monument originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea.It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC (190 BC).
'victory'; [nǐː.kɛː]) is the goddess who personifies victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics. [3] She is often portrayed in Greek art as "Winged Victory" in the motion of flight; [4] however, she can also appear without wings as "Wingless Victory" [5] when she is being portrayed as an attribute of another deity such as ...
The most famous artifact from the temple complex is the 2.5-metre marble statue of Nike (now known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace), which dates from about 190 BC. It was discovered in pieces on the island in 1863 by the French archaeologist Charles Champoiseau.
Victoria (or Nike) on a fresco from Pompeii, Neronian era. In ancient Roman religion Victoria was the deified personification of victory. She first appeared during the first Punic War, seemingly as a Romanised re-naming of Nike, the goddess of victory associated with Rome's Greek allies in the Greek mainland and in Magna Graecia.
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is a sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike in the Louvre Museum. Winged Victory may also refer to: Winged victories, a pair of personifications of victory frequently depicted in art, especially in architectural sculpture; Winged Victory, a semi-autobiographical novel by Victor Maslin Yeates
The Nike of Paionios is an ancient statue of the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, made by sculptor Paionios (Paeonius of Mende) between 425 BC and 420 BC. Made of Parian marble, the medium gives the statue a translucent and pure white look to it. Found in pieces, the statue was restored from many fragments but is lacking face, neck, forearms ...
Winged Victory detail Victory Column in its original size and location, on the Königsplatz across from the Reichstag, in 1900 Polish flag raised on the top of Berlin Victory Column on May 2, 1945 French tricolor raised atop the Victory Column statue during the 1945 Allied Victory Parade View from the platform of the Victory Column towards the Brandenburg Gate
Construction of the column of independence topped by a depiction of winged victory was ordered in 1900 by President Porfirio Díaz. Antonio Rivas Mercado began to design the monument, envisioned as a column with both classical and modern elements, with bronze statues at its base. The foundation stone was laid on January 2, 1902. [3]