Jean-Claude Golvin

The royal mausoleum known as “The Medracen”.

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Gouache (highlights), Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

34 x 50.5 cm (Overall) 34 x 41.8 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Boumia

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of a medracen. The drawing is in landscape format. It is arranged within a frame, partly drawn in ink. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
This circular mausoleum consists of a base adorned with engaged Doric columns, topped by a stepped conical structure. The whole is crowned by a sculpted group depicting the sovereign on his chariot. The entrance is through a concealed door. The building is depicted at dusk.

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