Jean-Claude Golvin

Lugdunum (Lyon), the Gier aqueduct

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

29.6 x 41.8 cm (Overall) 28.9 x 18 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Lugdunum (Lyon)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of the Gier aqueduct at Lugdunum (Lyon). The drawing is in portrait format. It is framed in ink. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor are visible in the margins.
In the foreground, two figures, each carrying a cucule, stroll along a dirt road in the rain. Behind them stands the aqueduct. It consists of a succession of semicircular stone arches.
The composition was inspired by a statuette in the Amiens museum and a mural in Trier.

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