Winged Victory of Samothrace

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Hellenistic sculpture ancient Greek sculpture archaeological artifact cultural heritage object marble sculpture statue

The Winged Victory of Samothrace is an ancient Greek Hellenistic marble sculpture of the goddess Nike, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of movement and dramatic drapery.

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Label	Occurrences
Winged Victory of Samothrace canonical	12
Nike of Samothrace	10
Nike of Samothrace statue	1
Nike of Samothrace statue base	1
Nikē of Samothrace	1
The Winged Victory of Samothrace	1
Victoire de Samothrace	1
Winged Victory	1
Winged Victory statue	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Winged Victory of Samothrace
Context triple: [Louvre Museum, notableWork, Winged Victory of Samothrace]

A. Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
B. Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
C. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
D. Prometheus statue
The Prometheus statue is a famous gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship that serves as an iconic centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center plaza.
E. the Parthenon
The Parthenon is an ancient Greek temple on the Athenian Acropolis, renowned as a masterpiece of classical architecture and a symbol of ancient Athens and Western civilization.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Winged Victory of Samothrace
Target entity description: The Winged Victory of Samothrace is an ancient Greek Hellenistic marble sculpture of the goddess Nike, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of movement and dramatic drapery.

A. Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
B. Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
C. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
D. Prometheus statue
The Prometheus statue is a famous gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship that serves as an iconic centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center plaza.
E. the Parthenon
The Parthenon is an ancient Greek temple on the Athenian Acropolis, renowned as a masterpiece of classical architecture and a symbol of ancient Athens and Western civilization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ cultural heritage object ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ statue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Nike of Samothrace ⓘ linked to: Winged Victory of Samothrace Nikē of Samothrace ⓘ linked to: Winged Victory of Samothrace Victoire de Samothrace ⓘ linked to: Winged Victory of Samothrace
artHistoricalSignificance	icon of Western art ⓘ masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ
artMovement	Hellenistic art ⓘ
collection	Louvre Museum ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Greece ⓘ
culture	ancient Greek ⓘ
currentCondition	arms missing ⓘ body largely preserved ⓘ head missing ⓘ wings preserved ⓘ
depicts	Greek goddess of victory ⓘ Nike ⓘ
discoveredBy	Charles Champoiseau ⓘ
discoveredIn	Samothrace ⓘ
discoveryDate	1863 ⓘ
function	commemoration of naval victory ⓘ votive offering ⓘ
genre	commemorative sculpture ⓘ religious sculpture ⓘ victory monument ⓘ
hasPart	left wing ⓘ right wing ⓘ ship’s prow base ⓘ torso ⓘ
height	approximately 2.75 metres ⓘ approximately 8 feet 11 inches ⓘ
iconography	goddess alighting on a ship’s prow ⓘ winged female figure ⓘ
inception	circa 190 BCE ⓘ late 3rd to early 2nd century BCE ⓘ
influenced	19th-century and 20th-century sculpture ⓘ
locatedIn	Daru staircase of the Louvre ⓘ linked to: Louvre Palace Denon Wing of the Louvre ⓘ linked to: Louvre Palace Paris ⓘ
location	Louvre Museum ⓘ
materialUsed	Parian marble ⓘ marble ⓘ
mountedOn	stone ship’s prow base ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic drapery ⓘ dynamic depiction of movement ⓘ sense of wind and motion ⓘ
originalLocation	Aegean Sea ⓘ Samothrace ⓘ Sanctuary of the Great Gods ⓘ
owner	French state ⓘ linked to: French Republic
partOf	Greek sculpture collection of the Louvre ⓘ linked to: Louvre Museum
period	Hellenistic period ⓘ
style	Hellenistic baroque ⓘ
subjectHeading	Nike of Samothrace ⓘ linked to: Winged Victory of Samothrace

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