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ible to forgetit altogether. Again something more than a century passes and we havethe great Nike of the Louvre (Fig. 127). This was erectedby Demetrius, one of Alexanders generals, to commemoratea naval victory over Ptolemy, his former conpanion in arms,won in the year 306 b.c. The statue is thus… … Fig. 127. — Nike of Samothrace. Louvre, Paris. The Mutual Conquest 303 moment of alighting, the suggestion of motion still present,but with no attempt to suggest the suspension of the heavyfigure in the air, a far saner conception. The wings are directedbackward and are largely concealed from front…
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