Jean-Claude Golvin

Laying the blocks for a stone wall

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

21 x 29.7 cm (Overall) 17.6 x 18.3 cm (Drawing) 24 x 32 cm (Framed)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Scene of life

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the construction of a temple wall. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and inscriptions are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
This is the second stage in the construction of a temple wall. Several workers are at work on a construction site. The stone blocks are transported to the site on a wooden hauling sled. They are then tilted and pushed onto the wall using wooden logs, then sealed with a liquid plaster mortar that has already been applied.

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