Sun-warmed Doric columns and a surviving pediment rise from grass and fallen blocks under clear blue sky. A beautifully legible sanctuary image and a useful expansion beyond Athens. The painter studied the building at Paestum in June 1838.
Source citation: Constantin Hansen. Athena’s temple at Paestum in warm sunlight. 1838. Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. KMS1124. https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KMS1124
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