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Η Νίκη του Παιωνίου
Pantelis Tsavalos
Published on Apr 9, 2009
Η Νίκη του Παιωνίου και η τέχνη της γλυπτικής (Μουσείο της Ολυμπίας)
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Bernabe Soto
Published on Mar 10, 2014
La Victoire de Paionios est une sculpture grecque classique du sculpteur Paionios, actuellement conservée musée archéologique d'Olympie.
duration 02:01 minutes
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avideospentoPublished on Mar 20, 2009da vicino: la Nike (vittoria) alta di Peonio (420-425 a.C.) uno dei capolavori scultorei dell'arte greca custodita nelmuseo di Olimpia.duration 00:44 minutes( please using the right click of your mouse, and Open Link in Next Private Window, )
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Olympia Nike of Paionios (Sculpture)
Nike of Paionios, frontal view, Olympia
Nike of Paionios, right profile, Olympia
Nike of Paionios, Olympia
Nike of Paionios, from left, Olympia
Condition: Nearly complete
Condition Description: Restored from many fragments. Lacking face, neck, forearms (fragment of right hand is preserved), part of left leg, toes and large sections of drapery. Surface heavily weathered.
Material Description: Parian marble (Stewart)
Sources Used: Stewart 1990, 89ff., 271
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Paeonius
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paeonius[pronunciation?] (Greek: Παιώνιος Paionios) of Mende, Chalkidiki was a Greek sculptor of the late 5th century BC. He most likely received his early training in Northern Greece and is thought to have later adapted Athenian stylistic elements into his own work, based upon his probable interaction with the Olympia workshop of Pheidias.[1] In any case, he was “attic-trained.”[2]
Paeonius won the commission to decorate the acroteria of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, as described in the pedestal inscription on his Nike statue. An ancient account also references Paeonius' work at Olympia. Pausanias attributes the front (east) pedimental sculptures of the Temple of Olympian Zeus to Paeonius. The Nike Temple parapet at Athens is also often attributed to Paeonius, on the basis of similarities between the styles of drapery on both monuments.[3] Despite this assertion, scholars continue to debate the reliability of these attributions based upon the various interpretations of the scant additional evidence.
The Nike of Paionios featured prominently in the design of medals of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as it did in the design of medals from the next three Olympiads. The statue likely influenced later artistic renderings of victory personified. It is on permanent exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
Main article: Nike of Paionios
The only work that can be positively attributed to him is the statue of Nike (c. 420 BC) discovered at Olympia. The Nike of Paeonios adorned a three-sided triangular pillar roughly 30 feet tall. She stood in the altis of the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia. With her wings and head intact, the statue itself was about 3 meters tall. Her drapery would have been painted red. The German School began excavations at Olympia in 1875; the French School had done excavations earlier in the nineteenth century.[4]
The Nike of Paeonius was erected c. 420 BC; a few years after the Athenian allies defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Sphacteria in 425 BC. The inscription reads that it was “dedicated by the Messenians and Naupaktians as a tithe of the spoils of their enemies.[5]
The Messenians and Naupaktians, allies of the Athenians, are careful not to mention “their enemies,” the Spartans, by name. Pausanias, a travel writer in the 2nd century AD, wrote, “But the Messenians themselves say that the offering is a trophy of the battle in which they fought on the Athenian side in the island of Sphacteria and that they refrained from inscribing the name of the enemy for fear of the Lacedaemonians (Spartans)." [6] The placement of this dedicatory statue at Olympia, considered Spartan ground, is most often interpreted by scholars as a deliberate and assertive act of dominance.[7]
This sculpture may be understood as political propaganda within the context of the Messenian Wars[disambiguation needed]. At least a century earlier, the Spartans had erected a statue of Zeus in the sanctuary, commemorating a victory over the Messenians. This dedication is also mentioned by Pausanias.[8] The positioning of the Nike may be seen as a visual response: the Nike erected by the Messenians and Naupaktians would appear to the visitor in front of the hand of the Zeus dedication behind it.
Paeonios combined both Ionian and Doric traditions in this monument. The erection of an offering on a high pillar is of Ionian origin, as the Dorians tended to use lower bases. By placing a well-known, generic image of triumph upon a pillar to symbolize a specific Victory, Paionios added to this tradition. The Ionians also favoured marble more often, yet the Nike wears a Dorian peplos.[9]
Paeonios slips his own victory into the inscription on his Nike monument. It reads that he was the “successful competitor in the construction of the akroteria for the temple.” [10] His victory in the competition was likely the result of devising not only the most aesthetically pleasing option, but also the most financially feasible.[11] That this piece of artwork is inscribed with the fund, occasion, and artist makes it invaluable for creating a history of Greek artistic and dedicatory work.
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Nike of Paionios
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nike of Paionios is an ancient statue of the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, made by sculptor Paionios in 425–420 BC. Made of Parian marble, the statue was restored from many fragments, but is lacking face, neck, forearms, part of left leg, toes and some fragments of drapery. It also had wings. The goddess is shown landing gently on her left foot, with the drapery blown against her body.
The statue was excavated at Olympia in 1875–76 and originally stood near the temple of Zeus on a triangular 6-metre high pillar.[1] Including the pillar, the statue stood at 12 metres.[2] It has the inscription "The Messenians and theNaupaktians dedicated this statue to Zeus Olympios from the spoils of the wars. Paionios of Mende made it, who also won the competition to make the acroteria of the temple".[1] That indicates the statue was installed to honour the recapture of Sphacteria from the Spartans in 425 BC.[1]
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Nike by Paeonius, Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece
Nike of Paionios
Nike by Paeonius
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Nike of Paionios
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Illustration
Flying figure representing victory. From the inscription found with it we can deduce that it was put up at the time of the capture of the town of Sphakteria from the Spartans, in 425 BCE.
The figure originally had wings, now mostly missing, and is landing gently on her left foot, with her drapery blown against her body. It originally stood near the temple of Zeus on a triangular pillar about 6 metres high, which can still be seen in situ at Olympia
Number:
159
Material:
Marble
Location of Original:
Olympia Museum
Size:
2.16m
Accession:
Purchased 23 May 1877 by the Fitzwilliam Museum from the casting establishment of the Berlin Museum. Transferred to the Museum in 1884. Inscription purchased in 1884 from Berlin?
References:
Lippold: Griechische Plastik, 205 (n.3-5), pl. 71.2
Richter: Sculpture & Sculptors of the Greeks (1950), 244, fig.637; 639-40 for the head
Walston: Catalogue of Casts in the Museum of Classical Archaeology (1889), 61, no.273
Lawrence: Classical Sculpture (1928), 229-, pls. 68 & 69a
Bulle: Der Schöne Mensch im Altertum (1922), 84-, no.123
Stewart: Greek Sculpture, 89, pls. 408-411
Inscription: IvO 259; IG V.1, 1568
Date:
425-420 BCE
Sculptor:
Paionios of Mende
Inscription:
The Messanians and the Naupaktians dedicated this statue to Zeus Olympios from the spoils of the wars. Paionios of Mende made it, who also won the competition to make the akroteria of the temple
Provenance:
Excavated at Olympia in 1875-6, along with parts of the base and the inscription
Paeonius was a Thracian sculptor commissoned by the Messenians to make a Nike to celebrate either
their victory in Amphilochia in 426/5 bce, when they fought on the side of Athens under Demosthenes or
their victory at Pylos in 425, when they also fought on the side of Athens under Demosthenes.
The inscription on the base reads: "The Messenians and Naupactians dedicated this to Olympian Zeus, a tithe from the spoils of war. Paionios of Mende made this, and was victor [in the competition] to make the akroteria for the temple".
The Messenians, according to Pausanias, claimed that the statue celebrated the latter victory, but that they omitted the name of the enemy because they were afraid of the Spartans--afraid, that is, to boast of their victory over them:
"The Dorian Messenian who received Naupactus from the Athenians dedicated at Olympia the image of Victory upon the pillar. It is the work of Paeonius of Mende, and was made from the proceeds of enemy spoils, I think from the war with the Arcarnanians and Oeniadae. The Messenians themselves declare that their offering came from their exploit with the Athenians in the island of Sphacteria, and that the name of their enemy was omitted through dread of the Lacedaemonians; for, they say, they are not in the least afraid of Oeniadae and the Acarnanians."
The statue was mounted on a triangular pedestal which stood in front of and to the left of the east side of the temple of Zeus at Olympia.
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The Nike of Paionios
A restored model of theTemple of Zeus at Olympia, with Nike on the pedestal just forward and left of the entrance.
The surviving base and bottom section of the pedestal, seen from the west (i.e., as it would have looked as you approached the entrance of the temple).
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The Nike of Paionios
This is a view of the Altis (sanctuary) of Zeus at Olympia from the east -- looking out from what roughly would have been the steps of the temple.
The remains of the base of the Nike statue are on the right.
The details show the triangular rear facets of the column
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The Nike of Paionios
Above is a Roman copy of the head of Nike which is now in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome.
In the images on the right you can see the strut under Nike's left foot, which would have been invisible from the ground.
In the images on the left, you can see the head of the eagle of Zeus and the holes for attaching something (the rest of the eagle?)
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The Nike of Paionios restored
She is wearing a peplos, which has fallen away to bare her left breast and leg, and a mantle pinned from her shoulders, which she holds with her raised left hand.
Her flesh would have been left white, contrasting with the paint of the eagle of Zeus beneath her feet, and the colors of her two pieces of costume.
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NIKE OF PAIONIOS
Nike (Victory) of Paionios
Modern plaster replica at much reduced scale (ca. 1/5th scake) and with face and wings restored, of a Greek marble original of ca. 421 BCE by a sculptor from Thrace, Paionios of Mende; the original, badly broken, is in the Olympia Museum.
This statue of the goddess of victory, Nike, was set up in the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia on a triangular pillar (H. 10 m) directly in front of the Temple. An inscription on one of the lower blocks states, "The Messenians and Naupactians dedicated this to Olympian Zeus, a tithe from the spoils of war. Paionios of Mende made this, and won the commission to make the akroteria for the temple." The exact battle referred to is not known, but may honor the participation of Messenians and Naupaktians at the battle of Pylos (415 BCE). Who Paionios was is not known, but he has been suggested as the sculptor of the frieze from the Temple of Apollo at Bassae.
Raised on a high pillar, the goddess (H. 1.98 m) was shown sweeping through the air with the eagle of Zeus at her feet, her drapery pressed against her body by the force of the wind and flying out to form a dramatic frame behind her. With its modified "contrapposto" pose and "wet drapery" the piece illustrates trends which developed in Greek sculpture in the later 5th century BCE.
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Nike of Paionios
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Model information
Nike was the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
Paionios was a Greek sculptor of the late 5th century BC.
He sculpted the statue of Nike seen here between 425 and 420 BC, after winning the commission to decorate the acroteria of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, as described in the pedestal inscription on the statue.
The 3D model shown here is a digitization of a small plaster cast that represents a reconstruction of the original statue:
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The victory column in Olympia: The Nike of Paionios
Michael Lahanas
Νίκη του Παιωνίου
Die Nikestatue von Paionios und die Siegessäule von Berlin
The Dorian Messenians who at one time received Naupaktos from the Athenians set up at Olympia an image of Nike on a column. This image is the work of Paionios of Mende, and was made from the spoils taken from the enemy, when they waged war against the people of Akarnania and Oiniadai; at least so it seems to me. The Messenians themselves say that the offering resulted from their exploit on the island of Sphakteria along with the Athenians but that they did not inscribe the name of their enemy through fear of the Lakedaimonians, whereas they had no fear at all of the people of Oiniadai and Akarnania, Pausanias about the Nike of Paionios
Statue: Nike of Paionios
Nike of Paionios
A statue from c. 425 BC, Nike of Paionios’ artist was Paionios of Mende in Chalkidike. It was made as a dedication by the Messenians and Naupactions for their victory over the Spartans in Sphacteria – it represents the Goddess and the symbol of victory.
The statue was situated in the sanctuary of Olympia standing on a 10m triangular pillar in front of the Temple of Zeus. This gave the idea of “victory herself rushing down from heaven”. The statue itself is 7ft2 – as of course, Gods are bigger than humans and is made from marble. Originally more abundant and the cloak she wore held in her left hand bellowed out like a sail. In her right hand she held a feather.
Pillar on which the Nike was situated (Copyright – Cat Steer)
Picture of a reconstructed Nike by Michael Lahanas (c)
Anatomy, Clothing and Movement
The Nike seems to be leaning forward as if she is in flight, like she is rushing. There isn’t a lot of detail on the body of the Nike and the appearance looks quite blobby. Perhaps this is an illusion created to show she should be moving? Her clothing was bellowing; showing that she would be in flight and creates a drama, impact and speed in her appearance. The motion lines in her clothing create a vivid illusion.
“Never was a more audacious design executed in marble. Yet it doesn’t impress us as a tour de force. The beholder forgets the triumph over material difficulties in the sense of buoyancy, speed and grace which the figure inspires” – F.B Tarbell
“masterpiece of late 5th Century BC”
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The Messenians and the Naupaktians set up [this statue] to Olympia Zeus as a tithe from the spoils taken from the enemy. Paionios of Mende made it, and he also won the commission to make the akroteria of the temple.
Reconstruction of the Nike of Paionios (by Paionios (or Paeonius) of Mende from Chalkidike) dedicated by the people of Messene and Naupactos for their victory over the Spartans in Sphacteria (425 BC). Produced around 421 BC, approximately the body is 2.16 meter and around 3 meter including her wings. The statue was on an approximately 10 m high pedestal (its color probably blue like the sky so that the Nike almost looked as flying). Discovered by a German excavation group at Olympia in 1875. She carries her himation, while she wears a red chiton. Using a simple graphics program I produced a colored version of the Nike to give an idea about her original appearance (The original colors are not known).
(Paeonius of Mende in Thrace) was an artist of secondary rank, if we may judge from the fact that his name occurs only in Pausanias; but in the brilliant period of Greek history even secondary artists were capable of work which less fortunate ages could not rival. Pausanias mentions a Victory by Paeonius at Olympia, a votive offering of the Messenians for successes gained in war. Portions of the pedestal of this statue with the dedicatory inscription and the artist's signature were found on December 20, 1875, at the beginning of the German excavations, and the mutilated statue itself on the following day. A restoration of the figure by a German sculptor may be trusted for nearly everything but the face. The goddess is represented in descending flight. Poised upon a triangular pedestal about thirty feet high, she seems all but independent of support. Her draperies, blown by the wind, form a background for her figure. An eagle at her feet suggests the element throughwhich she moves. Never was a more audacious design executed in marble. Yet it does not impress us chiefly as a tour de force. The beholder forgets the triumph over material difficulties in the sense of buoyancy, speed, and grace which the figure inspires. F. B. Tarbell History Of Greek Art
Olympia Zeus temple reconstruction, the east pediment and the pedestal of the Nike of Paionios statue
Part of the Nike Paionios Pedestal today
Another 3D Render Reconstruction of the Zeus Temple and the Nike
A 1896 Olympic Games stamp with the original reconstruced Paionios Nike, and a 1979 Stamp with the Paionios Nike in its current form.
The Nike of Paionios as it is today
The 2004 Athens Olympic medals present on one side the statue of Nike Paionios with ancient Olympia in the backdrop, while the other side features the eternal flame framed by the first verse of the eighth Olympic Hymn by Pindar along with the logo of the Athens Games.
2004 Olympics Medal, Nike Paionios and Pindar's Hymn
1907 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Inspired by the Nike of Paionios
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GREECE - ancient art wasn't black&white
amarildo topalis
Uploaded on Dec 9, 2009
Its a video about ancient art, every statue had colors.
by Amarildo Topalis
duration 07:30 minutes
murrheather13
Published on Nov 25, 2012
Second attempt to get my video to work for my art history professor.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIPjFYukyhM
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The polychromy of Greek and Roman sculpture and architecture
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