The Temples of Paestum explained

The Temples of Paestum
Year:1824
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:60
Width Metric:86
City:Naples
Museum:National Museum of Capodimonte

The Temples of Paestum is an 1824 painting by Antonie Sminck Pitloo. It shows two of the temples at Paestum, probably during an excavation.[1] [2]

It was produced the same year as its artist won the landscape category in the competition organised by the Real Istituto di Belle Arti di Napoli. It was first exhibited in 1826 at the Bourbon biennial and is now in Room 58 (part of the former Royal Apartments) of the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples.[3]

References

  1. Book: Sapio, Maria. Il Museo di Capodimonte. 2012. Artem. 9788856903034. Napoli. 868314174. Italian.
  2. Web site: Descrizione del dipinto. Italian.
  3. Book: Museo di Capodimonte. Utili. Mariella. Spinosa. Nicola. 2002. Touring Editore. 9788836525775. Milan. 239. it.