Jean-Claude Golvin

Samaria (Sebaste), Herod’s forum

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Moulin du Roy watercolor paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

57.6 × 76 cm (Overall) 37 × 57.5 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Samaria (Sebastè)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of Herod’s forum in Samaria (Sebastè). The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The forum lined with porticoed galleries occupies the center of the drawing. At top left, a large street can be seen, with a colonnade on one side, while on the right, part of a theater can be seen.

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