Nike of Paionios

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Nike of Paionios is a celebrated ancient Greek marble statue depicting the winged goddess of victory, renowned for its dynamic sense of movement and delicate drapery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ
cultic monument ⓘ
marble statue ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important monument of Classical Greek victory sculpture ⓘ
key example of wet drapery technique ⓘ
artStyle High Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ
commemorates a military victory over Sparta ⓘ
commissionedBy Messenians and Naupaktians after a victory over Sparta at Sphacteria ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
creator Paionios of Mende ⓘ
culturalContext Panhellenic sanctuary art ⓘ
ancient Greek religion ⓘ
currentLocation Archaeological Museum of Olympia ⓘ
dateOfCreation circa 425 BCE ⓘ
dedicatedBy the Messenians ⓘ
linked to: Messenians

the Naupaktians ⓘ
linked to: Acarnanians
dedicatedTo Zeus ⓘ
depicts Nike ⓘ
winged goddess of victory ⓘ
discoveredInCentury 19th century ⓘ
foundAt Olympia ⓘ
garmentDepicted chiton ⓘ
himaton ⓘ
genderDepicted female ⓘ
hasInscription base inscription naming Paionios as sculptor ⓘ
hasWings true ⓘ
iconographicType Nike in motion ⓘ
influenced later Hellenistic representations of Nike ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage ancient Greek ⓘ
material Parian marble ⓘ
marble ⓘ
movementDepicted descending flight ⓘ
museumInventory Archaeological Museum of Olympia collection ⓘ
notableFeature delicate drapery clinging to the body ⓘ
dynamic sense of movement ⓘ
forward-striding pose ⓘ
wind-swept drapery ⓘ
originalFunction victory monument ⓘ
originalHeightWithBase approximately 8 to 9 meters ⓘ
originalLocation Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
originalPlacement on a high triangular pedestal ⓘ
period Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
relatedWork Winged Victory of Samothrace ⓘ
religiousFunction votive offering ⓘ
sculptor Paionios of Mende ⓘ
statueHeight approximately 2 meters ⓘ
subjectMatter divine victory ⓘ

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Archaeological Museum of Olympia → exhibits → Nike of Paionios ⓘ