Protector is a photograph by JAMART Photography which was uploaded on February 18th, 2017.
Protector
FAA4974
Winged Victories
National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Rome Italy
2016
Winged Victories
Winged figures, very often in... more
Title
Protector
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JAMART Photography
Medium
Photograph - Art Photography
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FAA4974
Winged Victories
National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Rome Italy
2016
"Winged Victories"
Winged figures, very often in pairs, representing victory and referred to as winged victories, are common in Roman official iconography, typically hovering high in a composition, and often filling spaces in spandrels or other gaps in architecture. These represent the "spirit of victory" rather than a full-blown deity. Pairs of winged victories continued to appear after the Christianization of the Roman Empire and gradually evolved into depictions of Christian angels. A pair, facing inwards, fitted very conveniently into the spandrels of arches, and have been very common in Triumphal arches and similar designs where a circular element is framed by a rectangle.
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