Jean-Claude Golvin

Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne), general view

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

73 × 109.2 cm (Overall) 62 × 100.3 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of Colonia Agrippiniensis (Cologne). The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor, ink and graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The city is bounded by a wall on three sides and by the Rhine in the lower part of the drawing. The forum is in the center of the city.

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