Since 1884 it has been prominently displayed at the louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. νίκη της σαμοθράκης niki tis samothrakis is a marble hellenistic sculpture of nike the greek goddess of victory that was created in about the 2nd century bc. The winged victory of samothrace also called the nike of samothrace greek.
Probably the most popular material used in sculpture marble s translucency and durability has made it the medium of choice for all the greatest sculptors including greek artists like phidias myron polykleitos and praxiteles as well as their successors donatello. See pergamene school of greek sculpture. Venus de milo c 130 100 bce marble statue musee du louvre.
Marble sculptures in the louvre 20 c 18 f religious sculptures in the louvre 4 c 14 f sculpted decoration of the louvre 8 c 148 f. The two lovers will get married. It tells the story of psyche who having fainted is saved by the god of love cupid.
It is a marble sculpture that stands just over 5 feet tall and measures 5 5 feet long and 3 feet deep. This ronde bosse sculpture by antonio canova is undoubtedly one of the most famous allegories of love in the louvre museum. History of the parthenon marbles in the musée du louvre.
Besides a few fragments of metopes the louvre has one of the 114 blocks that made up the parthenon s frieze and the tenth metope from the parthenon both of which are currently on display. And this is certainly the case with the parthenon sculptures now in the louvre. As part of the grand louvre project the sculpture collection was installed in two exhibition spaces inaugurated in 1993 and 1994.
In 1986 sculptures dating from the 2nd half of the 19th century were transferred to the musée d orsay and shortly after the rest of the collection was moved to its new location in the louvre.
