Jean-Claude Golvin

Leptis Magna, the amphitheatre

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Graphite (traces), Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

57.2 x 76.7 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Location or theme

Leptis Magna

Presentation :

Aerial view of the amphitheatre at Leptis Magna. The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame. A preparatory sketch and inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The amphitheater is depicted during a venationes show. The spectators are seated in the tiers of the cavea. The velum is not drawn. The arena ring is decorated
with a hunting scene. The venatores fight wild animals.

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