Jean-Claude Golvin

The Sources de la Seine sanctuary

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

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

Dimensions

37.8 x 48.7 cm (Overall) 31.8 x 42.2 cm (Drawing) 39 x 50 cm (Frame, Coaster)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Sources de la Seine

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Sources de la Seine sanctuary. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor are visible in the margins.
A stream crosses the drawing. This is a sacred spring. The water feeds nearby basins and fountains, around which temples have been built.

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