The Temple of Athena

Despite the order of this catalog, the temples were actually the first painting location of the residency and it was a bit overwhelming to start there without much warming up. This temple is the Temple of Athena (built in 500BC) in the archaeological site of Paestum or Poseidonia as the ancient greeks would’ve known it. While painting there, I couldn’t stop thinking about all the history that took place in the area and the feeling was absolutely incredible.