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Source Description
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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Document identity
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9788
label
Temple of Ceres at Paestum (the Temple of Athena)
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drawing
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Source metadata
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9788
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drawing
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normalized
title
Temple of Ceres at Paestum (the Temple of Athena)
description
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.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest
date
ca. 1858
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.2
height
17.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 × W: 6 15/16 in. (10.2 × 17.6 cm); Mat H: 14 1/4 × W: 19 1/4 in. (36.2 × 48.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Initialed] Lower left: [W.S.]? H.; [Verso] in pencil at center: Temple of Ceres at Paestum / W.S. Haseltine
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pencil and ink on paper
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2742
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EAN
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429
3271
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