From the artist's life
The Winged Victory likely stood on a ship's-prow base to celebrate a naval victory; today she dominates the grand staircase of the Louvre.
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Pythokritos
Pythokritos of Rhodes (active 2nd century BC) was a Hellenistic Greek sculptor traditionally credited with the Winged Victory of Samothrace — one of the most celebrated statues to survive from antiquity.
The Winged Victory, with her wind-whipped drapery and surging stride, set the standard for dynamic movement in sculpture for millennia.
- Credited with the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
- A master of Hellenistic drama, movement and flowing drapery.
- His Nike remains one of antiquity's most admired surviving sculptures.
Key works
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c. 175 BCE
Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC.