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Nike Of Megara
The ''Nike of Megara'' () is a large ancient Greek marble sculpture of the late fourth or early third century BC. The Hellenistic statue depicts Nike, the winged Greek goddess of victory; its arms, wings and head are not preserved. The statue was discovered in the nineteenth century near Megara, a town near Athens, Greece. It is kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, although in storage, and not in exhibition. Dating the sculpture Based on stylistic comparisons, the work can be dated to around 300 BC, during the Hellenistic period. Due to the circumstances of its excavation, there is little documented interpretation as to the Nike's origins. Its massive size indicates that it was made as a public dedication in a shrine. It has been proposed that the statue served as a votive monument commemorating a military victory that must have taken place in the area, not unlike two more famous Nike statues, the ''Winged Victory of Samothrace'' from Samothrace and the ''Nike o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Wilhelm Von Heideck
Carl Wilhelm von Heideck (, born in Sarralbe, Moselle, on 6 December 1788 – died in Munich on 21 February 1861) was a Bavarian military officer, a philhellene and painter. Biography Von Heideck studied art in Zürich. In 1801, he entered the military academy in Munich. Since 1805 he was in the Bavarian army, taking part in campaigns in Austria, Prussia and Tyrol, and then in Spain after 1810. In 1814, with the rank of major, he accompanied the crown prince and future Ludwig I of Bavaria to the Congress of Vienna. In 1826, he went to help the Greeks fight for their independence against the Ottoman Empire, during the Greek War of Independence. In 1827, he took part under the orders of Thomas Gordon to the attempt to help the Acropolis of Athens. In June of the same year he bought three ancient Greek statues, including the '' Nike of Megara'', just a month after the Provision of the Third National Assembly at Troezen that explicitly banned the sale and export of antiquiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
