Jean-Claude Golvin

Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Metz), the Gorze aqueduct

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

29.6 x 41.7 cm (Overall) 27.7 x 31.3 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Metz)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of the Gorze aqueduct at Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Metz). 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.
The aqueduct, built of dressed stone, crosses a stream, traverses a green plain and heads towards Divodurum (Metz) to supply water. Mountains loom in the distance. The sky is stormy.

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