Jean-Claude Golvin

Arelate (Arles), the facade and stores of the circus

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

29.7 x 41.8 cm (Overall) 21 x 27.1 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Arelate (Arles)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of the facade and stores of the Arelate circus (Arles). The drawing is in landscape format. It is framed in ink. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
In the foreground, people on foot or on horseback, as well as carts, move along the road that runs alongside the circus. Various stores open in the building’s arcades.

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