Jean-Claude Golvin

Roma (Rome), the Circus Maximus, the moat

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Gouache, Graphite, Montval Canson paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

49.6 × 32.5 cm (Overall) 18.8 × 17.2 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Roma (Rome)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Overhead view of the Circus Maximus moat in Rome. The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within an ink frame. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor, graphite and ink are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The drawing represents the 3 x 3m ditch dug by Caesar in the Circus Maximus arena.

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