Jean-Claude Golvin

Fishbourne, the Flavian palace

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

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

Dimensions

57 x 76.2 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Location or theme

Fishbourne

Presentation :

Aerial view of Fishbourne’s Flavian palace. The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions are visible on the reverse.
The palace is set in verdant countryside, not far from a waterway with a harbor. Quadrangular in plan, it is organized around a garden and a peristyle. It is equipped with thermal baths. Farms were built close to the palace.

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