Jean-Claude Golvin

Sufetula (Sbeïtla), the forum

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Canson paper, Gouache, Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

75 × 109.6 cm (Overall) 72.9 × 76.4 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Sufetula (Sbeïtla)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Sufetula forum (Sbeitla). 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, in the center of the drawing, has porticoes on three sides. In the background, on the last side, are the three temples of the Capitoline triad, Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.

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