Nike_Of_Samothrace

Nike Of Samothrace Nike of Samothrace Nike of Samothrace is one of the most famous of all Greek sculptures. Commonly called the “Winged Victory”, because Nike was the Greek goddess of victory, is a perfect symbol of the war-dominated Hellenistic Age. Carved to appear to be striding into the wind, the female form emerges with wildly agitated draperies and soaring wings. The wings from just behind the shoulders were sculpted with fine detail and utilize the mass that adds to the strength of Nike. The statue was carved free hand from Paros marble and stands eight feet tall. Surviving many earthquakes, wars and weather the statue suffered considerable damage over the years. When the statue was found in 1862, it was in 200 pieces. The left wing and right breast were restored. Both arms and head are missing and the right foot is gone. Nike required three years of restoration and even still many cracks, nicks, and cuts remain. Originally part of a sculptural group on the mountainous island of Samothrace, inside the area called Sanctuary of the Great Gods, there was a fountain and a reflecting pool, where Nike was to sit. The wind from the North Aegean sea victory, nike, statue, sculpture, years, wings, winged, wind, sculpted, samothrace, marble, style, right, pool, part, one, made, hundred, greek, great, goddess, draperies, causing, carved, called, been, beautiful, wing, wildly, weather, waves, wars, war-dominated, utilize, unsolved, underneath