Paestum: The Temple of Poseidon, ca. 1870

Title

Paestum: The Temple of Poseidon

Photographer

• Giorgio Sommer attributed

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• architectural photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture
• self-portrait

Main Motif

• Italy
• temple
• building
• ruin
• column
• Paestum
• Temple of Poseidon (Paestum)
• man
• Giorgio Sommer
• artist portrait

Persons Shown

• Giorgio Sommer

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Zeus
• Hera
• Poseidon

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 61E(PAESTUM) names of cities and villages (PAESTUM)
• 61F(TEMPIO DI POSEIDONE (Paestum)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TEMPIO DI POSEIDONE (Paestum))
• 61F(TEMPIO DI NETTUNO (Paestum)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TEMPIO DI NETTUNO (Paestum))
• 12E61 temple, shrine ~ Greek religion
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture

Secondary

• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 48C1631 Doric order ~ architecture
• 48C1615 colonnade
• 48C165 mouldings ~ architecture
• 25G31 shrubs
• 31D14 adult man