VICTOIRE DE SAMOTHRACE : UNE ICONE DEVOILEE (LA)

of GARCIAS Juliette

FRANCE, 2014, 00:52:00

Production : GEDEON PROGRAMMES, MUSEE DU LOUVRE, ARTE France
Collection : Musée du Louvre
Genre : Documentary
Keyword : History, History of art, Louvre Museum

Summary :
The Winged Victory of Samothrace : An icon revealed

40,000 visitors a day. 8 million a year. The Winged Victory of Samothrace – a veritable icon – has marked generations of visitors. Yet despite its great renown, precious little is known about its history. Having become so dirty it could not be clearly viewed the 30 tonnes of marble of this outstanding monument was given a ruthless clinical examination behind closed doors, led by a team of twelve, and lasting nearly a year. This film follows the statue’s spectacular restoration project. It is a unique encounter with a work that poses many questions. A journey into the little-known history of this maimed statue that is missing its head and arms, is over 2,000 years old, and which arrived at the Louvre in separate pieces, after a long excursion from the north of Aegan Sea

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