Jean-Claude Golvin

Symbolic evocation of the afterlife: the last door and death

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Canson paper, Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

110 × 74.9 cm (Overall) 79.5 × 54.4 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Mythology

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of the wall of the beyond, the last door with Death. The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of ink and graphite inscriptions are visible in the margins. In the foreground, a double-leaf door is shown, opened by Death. Death is depicted with a skeletal head, wearing a hooded toga.
The drawing was produced for an exhibition at Lyon’s Gallo-Roman Museum in 2009-2010.

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