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Temple of Ceres at Paestum (the Temple of Athena)
William Stanley Haseltineca. 1858
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Haseltine, a Philadelphian, trained in Europe between 1856 and 1858. He first visited the south of Italy in 1858, and returned to Europe in 1866, eventually settling in Rome.
The ancient city of Paestum, founded as Poseidonia or the city of Neptune by the Greeks, about 600 BC, was laid waste in the 11th century. During the 19th century, it began to attract tourists who came to marvel at its three, remarkably extant temples.
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- Title: Temple of Ceres at Paestum (the Temple of Athena)
- Creator: William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835-1900)
- Date Created: ca. 1858
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835-1900)
- Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest
- Object Type: drawings
- Medium: pencil and ink on paper
- Inscriptions: [Initialed] Lower left: [W.S.]? H.; [Verso] in pencil at center: Temple of Ceres at Paestum / W.S. Haseltine
- Exhibitions: American Artists Abroad: Works from the Permanent Collection . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014., Italian Vistas: Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1992-1993.
- Dimensions: H: 4 x W: 6 15/16 in. (10.2 x 17.6 cm); Mat H: 14 1/4 x W: 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.1557
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