Jean-Claude Golvin

Plate: historical monuments and objects in Israel

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

24.5 × 32.2 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Evocation

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Plate depicting historical monuments and objects in Israel. The plate is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions are visible around the drawings.
Line 1:
– Mount Golgotha, site of Jesus’ crucifixion in Jerusalem
– the menorah, the golden candlestick from the Jerusalem temple removed by Titus.
Line 2:
– Meggido, a strategic point whose history can be traced from 7000 to 500 B.C. It was located on the route linking Egypt to Damascus and Mesopotamia.

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