Jean-Claude Golvin

Funerals, the procession of beds bearing the images of ancestors

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Watercolor;Black ink;Graphite;Paper

Dimensions

49.5 x 31.3 cm (Overall) 29.1 x 17.8 cm (Drawing)

Period

Geographical area

Location or theme

Scene of life

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

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Aerial view of a procession of beds carrying the ancestors. The drawing is in portrait format. It is framed in ink. Traces of watercolor and inscriptions are visible in the margins.
A funeral procession passes through the city and exits through a monumental gate. Along the porticoes, the inhabitants watch the deceased pass by. The deceased lie on canopied beds supported by eight men.

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