Jean-Claude Golvin

Leptis Magna, the circus and amphitheatre

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

54.6 × 60.5 cm (Overall) 47 × 51.5 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Leptis Magna

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the circus and amphitheatre of Leptis Magna. The drawing is in landscape format. It is framed in ink. Traces of watercolor and graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
Parallel to the shore, the circus hosts a chariot race about to begin. Spectators are seated in the bleachers. Behind the circus is the empty amphitheater.

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