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
"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.
Area/Place
Athens
Attica
Greece
Subject
Art and antiquities
Collection
Private Collection