Jean-Claude Golvin

Alesia, view from Bussy mountain on Mont Auxois

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Watercolor;Black ink;Gouache;Paper

Dimensions

80.7 x 145.7 cm (Overall) 71 x 113.3 cm (Drawing)

Period

Geographical area

Location or theme

Alesia (Alésia)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

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Aerial view of Alesia. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink.
This is a view of the attackers at Camp C, from Bussy Mountain. One of the Roman camps is shown in the foreground. It is located along two lines of Roman fortifications. These surround the Auxois mountain, visible in the background, on which the Gallic oppidum of Alesia stands.

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