Victory

Albert Toft (1862-1949)

c. 1901

Marble or alabaster with bronze sword and sceptre

Source: Spielmann, p. 122

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“‘Victory,’ the graceful figure of a nude girl, proud of her nudity as of her triumph, stands erect upon a shield. Pure in conception, it is surely carried too far in its realistic modeling, yet it bears witness to the accomplishment and knowledge of the artist.” — Spielmann

In the reduced-size version, Victory has a small winged figure in her left hand rather than a sceprte with the figure on the top.

Frontal view of small bronze version

Detail and three other views

A version with a bronze base

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