sculpture is Nike of Samothrace‚ now located in the Louvre museum in Paris. It is a demonstrative‚ and powerful sculpture which encapsulates everything great about Ancient Greece. The sculpture is made of Rhodian marble‚ stands 2.45 meters tall and 2.35 meters wide including its wings (Burn‚ 2004‚ p. 89). Nike’s sculptor is not well known‚ however it is presumed to have been constructed by the sculptor Pythokritos (Pollitt‚ 1986‚ p. 114) during the early second century BC. Discovering Nike was discovered
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Nike of Samothrace The Nike of Somathrace statue was unearthed in 1863 on the Island of Somathrace in the northwest Aegean. It was found by Charles Champoiseau‚ a French Vice-Consul to Adrianople (Turkey). She is believed to have been sculpted in the 2nd Century but the style and drapery suggest an earlier date. The date of the Nike of Samothrace is debated‚ but was probably created between 200 and 190 B.C.E. The statue is life sized with drapery lightly clasping the female body looking as
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culture‚ of a people or a civilization. Such is the case of the discovery of two statues of great goddesses; Nike of Samothrace and Coatlicue‚ both have strong similarities as well as differences‚ they had different cultures and myths‚ and also had artistic and symbolic elements. Even though Nike of Samothrace and Coatlicue were both goddesses‚ they have many more
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term refers to efforts to account for all objects in nature and experience as representations of the mind and sometimes to assign to such representations a higher order of existence. It is opposed to materialism. Menkaure and his wife‚ and Nike from Samothrace are based of the same idea‚ idealism‚ but at the same time they do have few naturalistic qualities. The statue of King Menkaure and his Queen exhibits with clarity the Egyptian devotion of art to cannon of proportions. Its strictly
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The Nike of Samothrace‚ discovered in 1863‚ is estimated to have been created around 190 BC.[2] It was created to not only honor the goddess‚ Nike‚ but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty. Modern excavations suggest that the Victory occupied a niche in an open-air theater and also suggest it accompanied an altar that was within view of the ship monument of Demetrius
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In reading more about the Winged Victory of Samothrace‚ I was able to learn about the Greek goddess after which the statue is created. Victory was a goddess that would appear after a great triumph‚ whether it be athletic or war based. Upon her arrival she would bear a wreath‚ trumpet‚ or fillet to the conquerors. In return‚ wine‚ or milk would be offered to the goddess as a libation. This statue is extremely complex‚ and in reading about it I learned a great deal about how difficult it would be to
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The sculptures were becoming more naturalistic and began doing more dramatic poses‚ more movement within the art. One of the most treasured pieces of art made during this time was the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The Winged Victory of Samothrace is also known as Nike (of Samothrace). Nike was the Greek goddess of Victory who would bring messages of victory and success to others. The sculpture was often used to stand on the prow of a ship
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NIKE Executive Summary Nike Inc. founded in 1962 by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight was first named Blue Ribbon sports. Their goal was to distribute high quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers in an attempt to compete with Germany’s domination of the athletic wear at that time (Adidas and Puma). Nike manufactures and distributes athletic shoes at every marketable price point to the global market. More than 40% of sales come from athletic apparel and sports equipment
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Introduction …..……………………………………………………….. Page 3 Nike history ….………………………………………………………... Page 3-4 Marketing ….…………………………………………………………. Page 4-6 Nike factories ………………………………………………………….. Page 6 Nike financial results ………………………………………………….. Page 7 SWOT analysis …………………………………………………………. Page 8 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………… Page 9 Bibliography…………………………………………………………….. Page 10 Nike – Just do it Today Nike is a multinational corporation and also the leading
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Nike. The Positioning statement of Nike is “For serious athletes‚ Nike gives confidence that provides the perfect shoe for every sport”. In today’s competitive environment‚ Nike‚ one of the global leaders in sporting goods industry‚ has established a strong position for enhancing athletic life style. It’s the number one sports manufacturer in the world design by Nolan Breitbarth in the 1970s with Phil knight founder of Nike Inc. It is the leading sporting goods Company in the United States and
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