Winged Victory of Samothrace
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Hellenistic sculpture
ancient Greek sculpture
archaeological artifact
cultural heritage object
marble sculpture
statue
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is an ancient Greek Hellenistic marble sculpture of the goddess Nike, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of movement and dramatic drapery.
Aliases (5)
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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ancient Greek sculpture → archaeological artifact → cultural heritage object → marble sculpture → statue → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nike of Samothrace
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Nikē of Samothrace → Victoire de Samothrace → |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
icon of Western art
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masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture → |
| artMovement |
Hellenistic art
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| collection |
Louvre Museum
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| country |
France
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| countryOfOrigin |
Greece
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| culture |
ancient Greek
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| currentCondition |
arms missing
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body largely preserved → head missing → wings preserved → |
| depicts |
Greek goddess of victory
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Nike → |
| discoveredBy |
Charles Champoiseau
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| discoveredIn |
Samothrace
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| discoveryDate |
1863
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| function |
commemoration of naval victory
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votive offering → |
| genre |
commemorative sculpture
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religious sculpture → victory monument → |
| hasPart |
left wing
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right wing → ship’s prow base → torso → |
| height |
approximately 2.75 metres
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approximately 8 feet 11 inches → |
| iconography |
goddess alighting on a ship’s prow
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winged female figure → |
| inception |
circa 190 BCE
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late 3rd to early 2nd century BCE → |
| influenced |
19th-century and 20th-century sculpture
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| locatedIn |
Daru staircase of the Louvre
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Denon Wing of the Louvre → Paris → |
| location |
Louvre Museum
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| materialUsed |
Parian marble
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marble → |
| mountedOn |
stone ship’s prow base
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| notableFor |
dramatic drapery
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dynamic depiction of movement → sense of wind and motion → |
| originalLocation |
Aegean Sea
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Samothrace → Sanctuary of the Great Gods → |
| owner |
French state
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| partOf |
Greek sculpture collection of the Louvre
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| period |
Hellenistic period
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| style |
Hellenistic baroque
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| subjectHeading |
Nike of Samothrace
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
("Nike of Samothrace")
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Winged Victory of Samothrace ("Victoire de Samothrace") → Winged Victory of Samothrace ("Nikē of Samothrace") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Hellenistic art
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Louvre Museum → Moss Hart ("Winged Victory") → |
notableWork |
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Samothrace
("Nike of Samothrace")
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associatedWithArtifact |
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Nike
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famousRepresentation |
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Nike
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famousStatue |
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Denon Wing
("The Winged Victory of Samothrace")
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housesArtwork |
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
("Nike of Samothrace")
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subjectHeading |