Architectural Studies: A Monument and an Ancient Sacrifice
- Medium
- Brown ink on three cut and rejoined sheets of cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk
- Dimensions
- irregular: 23.9 x 25.9 cm (9 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- Drawings
Tags
french
About
Above, at the left, a monument is erected upon a supporting arch in a temple. Below, an ancient sacrificial scene in which a great crowd is gathered in front of a vast arcade; at the left near an altar a priest raises his weapon to sacrifice the maiden standing beside an altar.
