Unique Forms of Continuity in Space is a 1913 Futurist sculpture by Umberto Boccioni. It is seen as an expression of movement and fluidity. The sculpture is depicted on the obverse of the Italian-issu
1931 or 1934 bronze cast displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
Original plaster, photo from Estado de São Paulo newspaper, 1913.
Sculpture on 20 euro cent coin
Sculpture in museum
Winged Victory of Samothrace
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculptu
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
…apparently reviled traditional sculpture, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space does resemble more realist works. It is reminiscent of the classical Winged Victory of Samothrace, which Filippo Marinetti, founder of Futurism, declared was inferior in beauty to a roaring car. The lack of arms also pays homage to Auguste Rodin's…
The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Nike of Samothrace: the conserved parts of the statue, after Benndorf, 1880
Tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorcetes (293–292 BC). Obverse: Nike before the ship; reverse: Poseidon.
Model of the Victory of Samothrace after Benndorf and Hauser, 1880.