Jean-Claude Golvin

Jericho, the Paneion

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Arches watercolor paper, Black ink, Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

56.3 × 76.1 cm (Overall)
47 × 58.9 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Location or theme

Jericho

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Paneion in Jericho. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The drawing depicts the temple at the source of the Jordan, at the foot of Mount Hamon. The temple backs onto the cliff. It is entered through a large courtyard lined with porticoes. In the center of the courtyard, a grand staircase leads up to the temple,

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