Jean-Claude Golvin

Nemausus (Nîmes), the Augusteum, the altar

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Gouache (highlights), Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

29.5 x 41.6 cm (Overall) 29.2 x 41.2 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Nemausus (Nîmes)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of the Augusteum de Nemausus (Nîmes). The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame.
The sanctuary features a colonnaded portico and monumental entrance, visible in the background. The altar stands at the center of a square courtyard, bordered by a canal below.
Columns with Corinthian capitals, surmounted by winged victories, stand in the corners of the islet.

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