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Girgenti (The Temple of Juno Lacinia at Agrigentum)

William Stanley Haseltine

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Painting of ruins with multiple columns standing. Columns are tan with vertical grooves. Some columns are standing alone, while others are connected by horizontal stone blocks at the top. There are three columns standing close together in the center with a curved stone block on top. Most columns do not have a portion of the top. Gray cloudy sky. Grass and weeds on the left. Dirt and stone base in the foreground. The artist's initials and date are in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1881
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on blue paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 409 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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