Sculpture 'Nike of Samothrace', cast silver
€380.00
Product number:
23905882815
Product information "Sculpture 'Nike of Samothrace', cast silver"
It was commissioned more than 2000 years ago by the inhabitants of Rhodes to commemorate the naval victory over Antiochos II of Syria and signalled the arrival of a safe harbour to the sailors of the time. Even then, it was considered a masterpiece that was unrivalled. Its artistic significance was immediately recognised when it was rediscovered in 1863 above the Kabiren sanctuary on the island of Samothrace. It soon found its way into the Louvre, where today it has found a prominent and imposing location at the top of the Daru Staircase, the staircase between the ground floor and the first floor, and the Nike of Samothrace quickly became an icon. It became the model for a multitude of variations (just think of the Rolls Royce radiator grille) and inspired countless artists such as Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol and Yves Klein to artistic exploration - one of Yves Klein's 25 deep blue Nike figures from 1962 achieved an auction price of almost 100,000 US dollars in 2013.ars mundi offers you the symbolic figure for 'Winner' here as a pop art version in a silver-coloured version.polymer ars mundi museum replica, cast by hand. Reduction of the 2.45 m high original sculpture to a height of 33 cm (with base). Weight approx. 1.7 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition.