Jean-Claude Golvin

Saint-Boil, the quarries

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Canson paper, Gouache, Graphite (traces), Watercolor

Dimensions

50 x 64.9 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Saint-Boil

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Saint-Boil quarries. The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions are visible on the reverse.
Open-cast quarrying is depicted in the center of the drawing. Workers are extracting blocks of limestone, which are then picked up by ox-drawn carts. Winches are used to move and load the blocks. Tools are placed on the ground.

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