Art Lovers

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Art Lovers

Artist

Marla McPherson

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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This digital photograph features an image of the famous statue in the Paris Louvre Museum of the Greek goddess of victory, the Nike of Samothrace, otherwise known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace. I captured this image on a wonderful visit to the Louvre and later manipulated the images of the tourists to emphasize the wonder we all felt in the presence of this iconic work of art. The following is some information provided from the website of the Louvre Museum about this extraordinary statue: Created about the 2nd century BC, the Winged Victory of Samothrace is one of the masterpieces of Hellenistic sculpture. The figure creates a spiraling effect in a composition that opens out in various directions. This is achieved by the oblique angles of the wings and the placement of the left leg, and emphasized by the clothing blowing between the goddess's legs. The nude female body is revealed by the transparency of the wet drapery, much in the manner of classical works from the fifth century BC, while the cord worn just beneath the breasts recalls a clothing style that was popular beginning in the fourth century. In the treatment of the tunic -sometimes brushing against the body, sometimes billowing in the wind - the sculptor has been remarkably skillful in creating visual effects. The decorative richness, sense of volume, and intensity of movement are characteristic of a Rhodian style that prefigures the baroque creations of the Pergamene school (180-160 BC).

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December 8th, 2020

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