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)
Very cool image and great bit of history
Excellent shot!
cool wall piece dana, like the design of it.
What a great statue for a ship but where is her head!!.. An excellent capture and a great piece of history.
AWesome detail- thanks for sharing! :) By the way, have you checked out the Halloween Photography Contest! "Zombie Apocalypse!"
Excellent POV and capture! Interesting info too! :)
Nice shot and some great history information, unfortunately it looks as if her head is stuck in the ceiling.
great capture of this !!!thanks again for info about ...i think i know this movie too
Superb capture and fantasic info thanks for sharing Dana !!
Most attractive! A shame she lost her head. (Thankyou for all the doodle comments..I have more to poat soon.)
A wonderful sculpture and great info Dana.
Beautiful capture, dear Dana, thanks for the information too. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
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.
splendid capture and info
belle victoire
Very interesting info, great capture!!!
Great , interesting capture , Dana ! very interesting info !
Super capture of this beautiful sculpture!! Love the narrative also.
How pity the head is off. But a great history and statue, Dana! The POV is beautiful on this.
WOW AMAZING
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.
wonderful
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.
Wonderful sculpture and photo. I'm sure that was a hard shot to get so perfectly. Thanks for the history as well, very interesting.
Wonderful capture and info Dana.
Gorgeous sculpture dear Dana, marvelous shot as usual!
Excellent shot! :)
beautiful done marbre sculpture and picture! love historys and thank you for background;)