WingedVictoryofSamothrace

The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea.

A series of small terracotta figurines of Nike, made in Myrina in Anatolia, give further insight into the original appearance of the Nike of Samothrace. These ...

The sculpture depicts Nike standing on the bow of a ship, with her wings stretched behind her, as if mid-flight. The artist created a vivid illusion of movement ...

The famous statue of the goddess Nike was discovered in Greece, in the island of Samothraki. Find out its story and how it arrived to the Louvre.

Thin and gauzy across her breasts, abdomen, and legs, this same drapery reveals her body underneath the clothing, creating an erotized vision of the female form ...

The Winged Victory of Samothrace is one of the rare Greek statues whose exact original location is known. It was made as an offering to the gods for a sanctuary ...

The eight-foot marble statue was installed in Paris shortly after its discovery on the remote Greek island of Samothrace in 1863 by French diplomat and amateur ...

The goddess descends from the heavens and just alights the prow of a ship with her right foot while her left is still in the air. The base of grey Lartos marble ...

Winged Victory of Samothrace · Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC).