Nike di Samotracia RECENSIONE in INGLESE

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Nike of Samonthrace

The Nike of Samonthrace was made by Pitocrito in 200 B.C. The name derives from the greek language: Νίκη, it meant 'Goddess of Victory'.

It's a sculpture in marmo pario and it's approximately 245 cm high. This sculpture shows a young winged goddess, Pallas' daughter, announcing military victories, while it is placed in the bow of a battleship. This young girl is like she was hit by a strong wind. She is shown leaning forward, and the dynamism of the drapery, that adheres to the sinous body, accentuates the idea of moviment.

We can guess that the right arm was lowered along the body while resting the adjacent foot railing the ship. Instead, the left arm is slightly raised as if she were saying goodbye.

This is an exemple of art in Hellenistic Age, during The Great Alexandre's Empire.

This statue was found in Samonthrace, an island of the Aegean Sea in 1863, amorphus and without arms.

The work is currently in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It Sets on a clever, because it stands majestically on top of the staircase that connects the Galerie d'Apollon and the Salon Carré.