This marble sculpture of a figure depicts the goddess, Nike, on the prow of a ship. It stands on a staircase landing in the Louvre, beneath a skylight. The flowing drapery exemplifies one of the key distinguishing features of Hellenistic Art (early second century B.C. (190 – 200 B.C.)).
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This is a powerful work. Possibly made even more powerful by its lack of all parts. But it would be great to see the complete statue as it was intended to be seen.
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Hoping to get to Paris with my daughter this summer… can’t wait! 🙂
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Oh, that’s great, Tracey! You’re going to love it. I can’t wait to see your photo-interpretation.
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Can’t wait to take them… my fingers are literally twitching! 🙂
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I took 1600 photos on my trip, between Paris and Amsterdam. My husband says that’s 1 photo every 6 minutes, 8 hours a day, which just about describes it. 🙂
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Haha I bet I’m as bad, if not worse! Hmm maybe it will have to be done over three posts… ! 😀
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I have enough photos for 2 years. 🙂
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Heh heh 😀
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I have never seen images of that before, it is beautiful, thank you for showing it to me.
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I’m so honored to be the one to show The Victory of Samothrace to you!
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