Jean-Claude Golvin

Plate: monuments and biblical scenes from Egypt and the Near East

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Canson paper, Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

25 × 32.4 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Evocation

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Plate depicting four biblical and historical monuments and scenes from Egypt and the Near East. The plate is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions are visible around the drawings.
Line 1, from left to right:
– Pharaoh pursues the Hebrews
– the stronghold of Qadesh, site of Ramses II’s famous battle against the Hittites.
Line 2, left to right:
– King David playing the lyre, from the Gaza synagogue mosaic
– the Egyptian fortress protecting the Egyptian delta.

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