Jean-Claude Golvin

Sabratha, the temple of Isis

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite (traces), Heavyweight Arches watercolor wove paper, Indian ink wash

Dimensions

57.5 x 76.2 cm (Overall) 51 x 67 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Sabratha

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Temple of Isis in Sabratha. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The temple is set inside a courtyard bordered by a colonnaded portico. It opens onto the outside via a portico raised by several steps. The hexastyle temple stands on a podium. Its façade is composed of six Corinthian columns supporting a triangular pediment with a smooth tympanum. Characters are depicted in the courtyard.

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