Jean-Claude Golvin

Arelate (Arles), La Capelière

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Gouache (highlights), Graphite, Moulin du Roy satin Canson paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

65.4 x 83.7 cm (Overall) 56.5 x 74.6 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Arelate (Arles)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Capelière at Arelate (Arles) in the 1st century. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The scene depicts buildings on sandpits, on the banks of the Vaccarès pond.

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