Jean-Claude Golvin

Iconic map: Paris

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Watercolor;Blue ink;Black ink;Gouache (highlights);Graphite (traces);Paper

Dimensions

71.1 x 101.5 cm (Overall) 59 x 79.2 cm (Drawing)

Period

Geographical area

Location or theme

Paris

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

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Iconic map of Paris. The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor are visible in the margins.
The map depicts excavations in the city in the 1980s-90s. Scattered around the Seine, icons show a variety of monuments built at different periods in history. There are residential quarters, artisanal quarters (potters), necropolises, a theater, city walls, castles, a church, bas-reliefs, painted decorations and more.

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