Jean-Claude Golvin

Augustoritum Lemovicum (Limoges), the Jacobin baths, interior

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

49 × 36.8 cm (Overall) 33.8 × 25 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Augustoritum Lemovicum (Limoges)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of the interior of the Jacobin baths in Augustoritum Lemovicum (Limoges). The drawing is in portrait format. It is framed in ink. The paper border is highlighted in ink and graphite. Traces of watercolor, ink and graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The scene depicts people bathing in the caldarium. A statue is placed in a niche to the right of the drawing. The room is vaulted.

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