Jean-Claude Golvin

Xanthos, the Letôon

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite (traces), Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

57.2 x 76.8 cm (Overall) 42.5 x 64.8 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Xanthos

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of Letoon de Xanthos. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The sanctuary is set within a rectangular courtyard enclosed on two sides by porticoes. It comprises a semi-circular colonnaded portico and three temples. Two hexastyle temples, one dedicated to Leto and the other to Apollo, flank a smaller temple dedicated to Artemis.

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