Jean-Claude Golvin

Roma (Rome), the House of Augustus, the Hall of Masks

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Watercolor;Black ink;Gouache;Graphite;Gold paint;Collage (fancy laid paper, color photocopy, window in permanent paper, sketch pasted on the back of the work: low-weight smooth wove paper)

Dimensions

39 x 49 cm (overall)

Period

Geographical area

Location or theme

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

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Front view of the Hall of Masks in the House of Augustus in Rome. The drawing is in landscape format. It consists of a collage. The ceiling and furniture are pasted onto a color photocopy of the room’s wall paintings. The whole is framed by a marie-louise. A preparatory drawing is pasted on the reverse.
The quadrangular room is covered by a coffered ceiling. It is decorated with murals depicting architectural decorations and masks. It is furnished with a bench.

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