Winged Victory on a ship by danapommet
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace is a 2nd century BC, Parian marble sculpture, of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre, Paris, France and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. The 129 inch (328 cm) high statue is displayed at the top of the Daru staircase. Winged Victory, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 190 BC. It was created to not only honor the goddess, Nike, but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty.
I found a copy of this honored statue, on the bow of a ship, in the main hall of the City Hall, Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is dated 1905 and I assume that it is some sort of dedication to Gloucesters fishing fleet and its battle with the Atlantic Ocean.
Gloucester is my hometown and was the subject of Sebastian Jungers, 1997 non-fiction book “The Perfect Storm”. It was adapted, into a 2000 dramatic disaster film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The movie stared George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, John C. Reilly, Allen Payne, John Hawkes, Diane Lane, Michael Ironside, Karen Allen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Most info from Wikipedia. Photo taken in July.
Thanks for stopping by my gallery, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (28)
Faemike55
Very cool image and great bit of history
MrsRatbag
Excellent shot!
eekdog Online Now!
cool wall piece dana, like the design of it.
npauling
What a great statue for a ship but where is her head!!.. An excellent capture and a great piece of history.
Lashia
AWesome detail- thanks for sharing! :) By the way, have you checked out the Halloween Photography Contest! "Zombie Apocalypse!"
kbrog
Excellent POV and capture! Interesting info too! :)
Katraz
Nice shot and some great history information, unfortunately it looks as if her head is stuck in the ceiling.
Feliciti
great capture of this !!!thanks again for info about ...i think i know this movie too
Bossie_Boots
Superb capture and fantasic info thanks for sharing Dana !!
durleybeachbum
Most attractive! A shame she lost her head. (Thankyou for all the doodle comments..I have more to poat soon.)
jayfar
A wonderful sculpture and great info Dana.
rainbows
Beautiful capture, dear Dana, thanks for the information too. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
dakotabluemoon
Oh i love this and the movie The Perfect Storm and this piece of history is fantastic stuff but could u tell me why her head is missing and u are so lucky to live where u do i want to move there some day.
flavia49
splendid capture and info
jmb007
belle victoire
jendellas
Very interesting info, great capture!!!
mariogiannecchini
Great , interesting capture , Dana ! very interesting info !
bobrgallegos
Super capture of this beautiful sculpture!! Love the narrative also.
dochtersions
How pity the head is off. But a great history and statue, Dana! The POV is beautiful on this.
MagikUnicorn
WOW AMAZING
goodoleboy
Tons of folds and patterns in this capital capture of this very old sculpture, Dana. And, I have the Perfect Storm on DVD, starring the aforementioned actors. Very good movie.
jocko500
wonderful
Chipka
What a marvel of a shot! I love the POV and the sense of history embedded in that nicely colored stone. The details are nice and rich, and I love the additional information you provided in your text. I remember the movie mentioned: I was surprised to see Karen Allen in it, but also pleased. This is fantastic.
psyoshida
Wonderful sculpture and photo. I'm sure that was a hard shot to get so perfectly. Thanks for the history as well, very interesting.
adrie
Wonderful capture and info Dana.
mgtcs
Gorgeous sculpture dear Dana, marvelous shot as usual!
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
aksirp
beautiful done marbre sculpture and picture! love historys and thank you for background;)