Victoire de Samothrace
Niké (chitôn, ceinture, himation, demi-drapé, aile, déployé, posé, sur) ; base (en forme de, : proue, posé, sur) ; socle (rectangulaire) Etat de l'oeuvre : La tête, le cou, les deux bras, la partie gauche et l'arrière du buste, l'aile droite, le pied droit, le mollet et le pied gauches, et le bas de la draperie à l'arrière de la statue manquent. La draperie présente des éclats. Toutes les extrémités des blocs à l'avant de la base manquent. Les autres blocs présentent des lacunes. Un bloc situé au centre de l'assise supérieure à l'arrière est manquant, il est conservé au musée de Samothrace....
Details
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- Dimensions
- Hauteur 564 cm; Largeur 178 cm; Profondeur 467 cm; Largeur 258 cm; Profondeur 429 cm; Poids estimé 2000 kg; Poids estimé 32000 kg; Hauteur 328 cm; Hauteur 200 cm; Hauteur 36 cm
- Origin
- Rhodes (?)
- Holding institution
- Musée du Louvre
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- CC0
- Credit
- Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Deities and Holy Figures Both · 98%
The catalog identifies the figure as Nike, the Greek personification of victory; the image shows a winged, draped mythological figure.
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Nautical Both · 99%
The figure is visibly mounted on a ship-shaped base with a projecting prow, which the catalog explicitly identifies as the form of the base.
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Movement Visual · 91%
The extended wing, wind-swept drapery, diagonal posture, and projecting prow create a pronounced visual impression of motion.
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Human Figure Visual · 98%
The central form is visibly a monumental human figure, although substantial portions of the body are missing.
Visual Qualities
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Slumped/Draped Visual · 92%
The figure is enveloped in extensive drapery with cascading, clinging, and projecting folds across the torso and legs.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 88%
The composition is organized around an uneven diagonal: the large visible wing extends strongly toward the viewer’s right while the body, drapery, and prow create offset directional emphases.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Both · 99%
The image clearly shows a monumental three-dimensional statue, and the catalog classifies the work as a statue executed in ronde-bosse sculpture.
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Large-Scale Sculpture Both · 99%
The image shows a monumental sculpture occupying an architectural setting, and the catalog records a statue height of 564 cm with a substantial multi-block base.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 200–175 BCE, placing it within ancient art.
Materials
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Marble Both · 99%
The figure and ship-shaped base visibly consist of stone, while the catalog specifies Parian marble for the statue and Lartos marble for the ship and socle.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Greek Art and Architecture Metadata · 96%
The catalog identifies the work as a Hellenistic Nike, placing it within the tradition of ancient Greek art and sculpture.
Source & rights
Shonagon. Own work