Jean-Claude Golvin

Drobeta (Turnu-Severin), construction of the amphitheatre by the Roman army

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Arches paper, Black ink, Gouache, Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

76 × 56.1 cm (Overall) 74.8 × 50 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Drobeta (Turnu-Severin)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the construction of an amphitheater in Drobeta (Turnu-Severin). The drawing is in portrait format. It is arranged within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and ink are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The scene depicts the construction of the amphitheater next to the camp on the left and in front of the northern entrance to Trajan’s great bridge over the Danube in the upper part of the drawing.

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