Art Appreciation
By:Katie
Mrs.Knight came to our classroom to share some facts about the Winged Victory of Samothrace. We learned that a geologist found ruins of the statue. She had arms and a head except they didn't find them yet. They didn't find the right wing so, they made a replica of her left wing. She was originally placed in Greece in a temple honoring greek gods and goddesses. People believe that there was an earthquake that knocked her off the cliff that was carved to look like the front of a ship and she broke. She is now placed in the Louvre in Paris, France. The statue is made out of marble. We learned a lot thanks to Mrs. Knight's art appreciation lesson.
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| We learned that this statue was inspired by Nike the Greek goddess of victory. |
