Nike of Samothrace (Sculpture) Page 359

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The statue itself is made of white marble from Paros, so the
source of the marble is not enough alone to attribute the
patronage of the statue. In the quarries of Lartos in the island
of Rhodes the white grey veined marble are the materials
being used to sculp the base and pedestal. The white marble
color of the model is being contrast in to darker color and over
the surface of the statue, the patina has now formed.
In 1863 of April the Nike was found. Most of it parts where
reconstructed and permanently place in Paris in Louvre
Museum in the year 1884. The statue is being restored again
in 2013 in order to improve its physical appearance. Numbers
of copies are being disseminated around the world, and one
of the famous places is in the Caesars palace Casino Las Vegas.
The design of the trophy FIBA world cup 1930 was based on
this sculpture

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The marble pavement of the floor of the enclosure was
What is Nike Samothrace? Peace, Justice, Vengeance and
carved to represent rippling water. During the
commemorating of the people of Rhodes in the naval victory Fortune can represent this sculpture. Another thing is
the Goddess in standing in the ship is bringing the boat
the statue was an ex-voto offered by the. Hence its discovery,
the in the harbor safely. Also, the ship that pointed in the
artist is being impressed in the statue because it shows the
mastery of form and movement. The Nike Samothrace north also symbolize embarkation. It is also using to
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