Ancient Greek Marble Sculptures. The winged victory of samothrace is an ancient greek sculpture of the late hellenistic period made in 190 bc and depicts nike the winged goddess of victory. In this period bronze free standing figures with their own base became more common and more ambitious subjects were attempted such as warriors charioteers and musicians. Our artists are among the most talented carvers in the world.
The archaic classical and hellenistic. It is made of parisian marble and stands nine feet 2 7 meters tall.
The statue was made to commemorate the naval victory of a macedonian general.
The archaic classical and hellenistic. Now in the louvre museum. The sculpture of ancient greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient greek art as with the exception of painted ancient greek pottery almost no ancient greek painting survives. It is currently displayed at louvre and is among the most celebrated original statues in the world.
