Jean-Claude Golvin

Bagacum (Bavay), the forum

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Gouache (highlights), Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

52.5 x 74.9 cm (Overall) 46.6 x 69.1 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Bagacum Nerviorum (Bavay)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Bagacum forum (Bavay). The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
At the center of the drawing is the forum. It comprises a courtyard surrounded by a colonnaded portico, a temple and a basilica. Housing is arranged around it.

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