Shocking photo : The day the Victory of Samothrace in the Louvre transferred - See more at: hellas-now/2014/03/blog-post_904.html # sthash.sX2Xeg18.dpuf The history of the theft of the statue of Victory of Samothrace and the transfer to the Louvre . On 15 April 1865 , the archaeological expedition of the French vice-consul Charles Sampouazo , made excavations in the north Samothrakis.Tote a Greek worker exclaimed , Lord , evramen a woman ! Hed found the legs and trunk of the Victory of Samothrace. Samothrace was still under the rule of the Ottoman Empire and the Sampouazo needed the permission of the Porte , to carry the sculpture in France . The statue arrived at the Louvre on May 11, 1864 , but with significant shortcomings . He was found in many pieces , because the artists of the Hellenistic period used to make the sculptures in parts and to unite after . When Sampouazo took the win from Samothrace , had left behind the bow in which stood the statue , because he thought that it belonged to another sculpture . Without the bow , however , the statue could not stand upright . It was so crafted from the sculptor , who had to stand on the bow, to be a good balance . The problem solved Austrian archaeologists in 1875 , when they finally realized that the bow was part of the composition of the Victory . The Sampouazo managed to get this piece in France . The Victory of Samothrace in the Louvre exposed since 1884 . The name of the ingenious sculptor remains unknown , but the reputation of the statue has reached all over the world . It is estimated that created the 2nd century p X and decorated the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace . Many say that it was a tribute Demetrius Demetrius , who defeated the fleet of Ptolemy in 290 BC . Another version says that the dedicated Rhodians , when they defeated Antiochus III of Syria in battle . Apart from the statue in the Louvre , there is another in the archaeological museum of Samothrace and even a Roman copy in a museum in Vienna. The win is evidence of looting of Greek sculptures by many adventurers , who simply was not as shameless as Lord Elgin . They stole from excavations around the world and not destroyed as a British diplomat . The restoration of the statue with private donations to restore Victory of Samothrace who planned the Louvre , has collected 5,000,000 euros from private donations through the campaign All Maecenas . Included approximately 6,700 individuals who had, from 1 to 8,500 euros. Visitors to the Louvre will be able to come out again the statue from the early summer of 2014 , because the scale of Dharma , which hosted , is closed for renovation. According to the Center for Research and Restoration of Museums of France , the statue was painted with paint . No comments for the crimes and sufferings of our country in the past by its European partners . Unfortunately continues even today with economic war this time without even lifting her real stature . - See more at: hellas-now/2014/03/blog-post_904.html # sthash.sX2Xeg18.dpuf
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