Jean-Claude Golvin

Roma (Rome), Nero’s amphitheatre

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Canson paper, Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

50 × 65.5 cm (Overall) 33.2 × 42.1 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Roma (Rome)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of Nero’s amphitheater in Rome. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor and graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The drawing depicts Nero’s wooden amphitheater, built in 57 on the Campus Martius in Rome.

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