Jean-Claude Golvin

Périgueux, the Porte de Mars in medieval times

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Watercolor;Black ink;Gouache;Graphite;Moulin du Roy paper

Dimensions

56.5 × 76 cm (Overall) 47.4 × 57.9 cm (Drawing)

Period

Geographical area

Location or theme

Vesunna Petrucoriorum (Périgueux)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

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Aerial view of the Porte de Mars at Vesunna (Périgueux) in medieval times. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor, ink and graphite are visible in the margins. A sketch of a graphite drawing is visible on the reverse.
The drawing depicts the Porte de Mars, whose access has been sealed off by a thick wall. A small pedestrian entrance is located to the right.

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