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The Winged Victory of Samothrace after the restoration of 2014. The Nike of Samothrace at the Louvre Palace in Paris, at the top of the main staircase. An American team led by James R. McCredie digitized the entire sanctuary to allow its 3D reconstruction between 2008 and 2014.
26 lis 2021 · The “Winged Victory of Samothrace” is another name for the “Nike of Samothrace” statue. Although it was created in the 2nd century BC, it was not rediscovered until the 1860s. Following that, it went through multiple restoration processes.
17 lip 2019 · Over the years many reconstructions have been attempted of the famous Nike of Samothrace. Not only the head and arms of the goddess are missing but also the feet, while the right wing is a mirror image cast in plaster from the left wing.
The Nike of Samothrace was originally erected as a military victory monument in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods (Theoi Megaloi) on Samothrace, a small island in the northern Aegean Sea. While the permanent population of the island was relatively small, an influx of worshippers regularly descended upon Samothrace to participate in religious ...
23 lis 2018 · The 18-foot sculpture depicts Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. As wet and wind-blown drapery clings to her body, the winged figure triumphantly steps toward the front of a ship, leading historians to conclude that it was created to commemorate a successful sea battle.
The cleaning, restudy, conservation, and reassembly of the Nike of Samothrace in 2013–2014 have prompted several new proposals as to its topographical context, date, and function.
Nike z Samotraki (Samotrake) (Nike Samotracka) – marmurowa rzeźba hellenistyczna z III lub II wieku p.n.e. Istnieje przypuszczenie, że jej twórcą był Pytokritos z Rodos. Mogła być symbolem i wotum dziękczynnym zwycięstw odniesionych przez Rodyjczyków w wojnie z Antiochem III.
