Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687.

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Creator

Λεύκωμα 1842 – 1885

Title

Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687.

Alternative Title

Head of the statue of "Victory," by Phidias.

Date

1984

Bibliographic Citation

1842 – 1885. Ελλάδα, ιστορική, εικονογραφημένη. Μια πλήρης συλλογή ιστορικών, τοπογραφικών και καλλιτεχνικών ντοκουμέντων. Με 280 γκραβούρες εποχής, [1842 – 1885. Greece, historical, illustrated. A complete collection of historical, topographical and artistic documents, with 280 historical engravings], Athens, Nikolas Books, 1984.

Identifier

greece_15

Spatial Coverage

Athens

Attica

Greece

Subject

Art and antiquities

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Λεύκωμα 1842 – 1885, “Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687. ,” travelogues, accessed December 1, 2024, http://english.travelogues.gr/items/show/58492.