Paestum
Title
Paestum
Date
ca. 460 BCE
Identifier
5345
Work Type
Built Complexes and Districts
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Paestum (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Greek (ancient)
Subject
ancient sites
temples (buildings)
Doric order
Description
Bird's-eye view of the ancient Greek temples at Paestum, Italy. Gordon Bugbee Collection. "The three Paestum temples are all in the Archaic Doric style of heavy columns with capitals that are squat, or as Goethe termed them, 'oppressive.' By the time the Parthenon was finished (438 B.C.), columns were elegantly slender, capitals had an alert, load-bearing profile, and refinement attended every detail. Moreover, they were carved from Parian marble; Paestum's now crudely exposed shellstone shafts, it is only fair to say, were originally covered with lime stucco. As in Greece proper, the temples at Paestum face easterly so that the rising sun will awaken the statue within,"--G. E. Kidder Smith, "Looking at Architecture," p16.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
35
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-GRK2-1090
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