#victory of samothrace

[thefoilguy]

Winged Victory of Samothrace - Aluminum Foil Sculpture

[eucanthos]

eucanthos

Jacopo Pontormo: Annunciazione, 1527-28. Cappella Capponi Chiesa di Santa Felicita (Firenze)

Nike of Samothrace

Gérard Audran: Venus de’ Medici 1683 etching [negative overlay]

[mercioner]

« Nike Rebirth 2, The Ray Of The Light » Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2022-2023

[lespritdecorps]

Did a sketch of that sultry little cunt when I went to the louvre

[ssavaart]

Five years ago, I got to take my mom to Paris for her 80th birthday and I still love looking back at my sketchbook memories.

I’ve grown a lot as an artist since then, but they still make me smile.

[eyeofpsyche]

‘Winged Victory of Samothrace,’ (c. 200–190 BC)

Sculpture from the Hellenistic era depicting Goddess of victory, Nike,  

Constructed of Parian marble, h: 328 cm,

Discovered in 1863 on the Greek island of Samothrace in the northern Aegean Sea, by Charles Champoiseau, 

Musée du Louvre, Paris, France (1886 – present).

[sparksflys]

Time, mystical time...

[canopiancatboy]

I've been sick and really out of it, and felt possessed to print out some classic statues. I asked my partner for one to start with, and they chose Winged Victory of Samothrace

I love that museums and independent organizations just go around using high quality scanners to help make history more accessible, even in small ways like this. I'll likely never visit the Louvre, or Greece if they ever get it back, but I can print my own

[sentierscolores]

[victusinveritas]

An ounce of research is worth a ton of looking like an idiot to the world.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace

And here we go again...

'...The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace,[2] is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC (190 BC). It is composed of a statue representing the goddess Niké (Victory), whose head and arms are missing and its base is in the shape of a ship's bow...'

[yourfriendlypyrovampire]

Why does the sculpture Rafayel's "restoring" in Ivory Nightfall looks like The Nike of Samothrace statue/Winged Victory sculpture? Yes, I'm obsessed with it and hope to see it in person one day. No, it's not because I found out that my name is the Spanish form of Victoria.

(Which brings up kind of a funny stor(ies) depending on how you look at it. Whenever they ask me for my name at drive-thru intercoms, they mishear my name as Victoria. Since allegedly my name is a different form of Victoria, I just roll with it🤷🏾‍♀️. I even remember as a kid some folks called me Tori instead of Toya🤔)

[copperbadge]

When it became evident that the Nazis would take Paris, the Louvre began to evacuate; they started with the most vital pieces, like the Mona Lisa and Winged Victory. Here she is being moved for transport out of the city to hopeful safety. I find the photos fascinating, the endeavor foolish and beautiful. And it worked.

Always acknowledging the human and cultural loss, millions of people exterminated in the Nazi death machine, we also lost art to the largest scale theft and looting the world has ever seen before or since. There are still paintings missing, and those that can never be restored to their owners or heirs.

But a lot was saved, and came back. Truly it should be in Greece and not in the Louvre, but today I got to stand in front of the Nike of Samothrace and spit in Herman Goring's eye.

Fascism can't beat art, not forever.

[ID: three images; top two are black and white photos of the Nike of Samothrace, a woman with backswept wings, draped in fabric and missing her arms and head; in the top photos she is wrapped in rope and being hoisted onto a cart, then moved down a flight of stairs. Below, my own photo, Nike sits in triumph in the Louvre once more, lit by sunlight from an unseen window.]

[eucanthos]

Hand of the Winged Victory of Samothrace

Le Louvre Room 703 (Escalier Daru), Denon Wing, Left 1

https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/a-stairway-to-victory

[ascension-13]

"Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels' hierarchies?

And even if one of them pressed me against his heart: I would be consumed in that overwhelming existence. For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we still are just able to endure, and we are so awed because it serenely disdains to annihilate us. Every angel is terrifying."

---Rainer Maria Rilke "Duino Elegies"

Photographer unknown to me (Winged Victory of Samothrace)

[frogoru]

i say i only draw the same 4 characters a lot but i think i've gotten better at branching out with my art this year

[pmamtraveller]

WINGED VICTORY OF SAMOTHRACE (NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE) b. 200-175 BCE

This is a masterpiece of GREEK sculpture from the HELLENISTIC era. It is a colossal statue representing the goddess NIKE (VICTORY), composed of a white marble statue and a grey marble ship's bow base

The sculpture depicts NIKE alighting on the ship's bow, with her wings dramatically outstretched behind her and her drapery billowing in the wind. This dynamic composition conveys a vivid sense of movement and energy, as if the goddess has just descended from the heavens to announce a naval victory.

The sculptor's technical mastery is evident in the construction of NIKE'S wings, which were carved from marble and inserted into slots on her back. This innovative approach allowed the creation of large, unsupported wings without the need for external support, a rare feat in ancient GREEK sculpture.

Stylistically, the NIKE of SAMOTHRACE exemplifies the HELLENISTIC aesthetic, with its dramatic, emotive pose and the eroticized rendering of NIKE'S body beneath the sheer drapery. The statue was intended to be viewed from multiple angles, encouraging the viewer to physically engage with the artwork

Regardless of the specific historical context, THE WINGED VICTORY OF SAMOTHRACE stands as a masterpiece of HELLENISTIC sculpture, celebrated for its technical virtuosity, dynamic composition, and emotive power.