Monday, March 22, 2010

Winged Victory of Samothrace c. 220-190 BCE - an absolutely brilliant piece in person.

Trivia? On the night of September 3rd, 1939, she, along with Venus de Milo, was taken from the museum with the onset of WWII. Through the duration of the war, both pieces were housed at Château de Valençay outside of Paris for safekeeping.

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