The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Meet one of Louvre's greatest artifacts. No, not me. The one I am pointing at. The Louvre is so big and we only have an hour and a half to spend here. Our route was very selective. This is the nearest I can get. Despite the distance and the low light, I hope you can see her.
The Winged sculpture shows a headless and armless body of a lady thrusting forward with wings spread apart. Details of the sculpture gives an airy impression as her clothes, blown by the winds, cling to her body.
This is one of the greatest surviving masterpiece of Greek sculpture from Hellenistic period. Its remnants, counting to more or less 100 pieces, were found in the island of Samothrace and assembled here in The Louvre.
This relic personifies the goddess of victory, NIKE. (as Nike the shoes. The swoosh of the brand is believed to be a wing .... Hmmmm, Nike should pay me for plugging them here) It was erected in celebration for the victory - somewhere or against some group (the Rhodes? Memory gap again!).
Here in The Louvre, it is now displayed dramatically on the stairecase landing of Escalier Daru.
The Winged sculpture shows a headless and armless body of a lady thrusting forward with wings spread apart. Details of the sculpture gives an airy impression as her clothes, blown by the winds, cling to her body.
This is one of the greatest surviving masterpiece of Greek sculpture from Hellenistic period. Its remnants, counting to more or less 100 pieces, were found in the island of Samothrace and assembled here in The Louvre.
This relic personifies the goddess of victory, NIKE. (as Nike the shoes. The swoosh of the brand is believed to be a wing .... Hmmmm, Nike should pay me for plugging them here) It was erected in celebration for the victory - somewhere or against some group (the Rhodes? Memory gap again!).
Here in The Louvre, it is now displayed dramatically on the stairecase landing of Escalier Daru.
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